Assam govt inks pact with British Museum to borrow 16th-century silk textile themed on Lord Krishna

GUWAHATI: (Nov 18) The Assam government has signed a loaning arrangement with the British Museum, London, for the display of the 'Vrindavani Vastra', a 16th-century silk textile depicting the life of Lord Krishna, in the state in 2027, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

The Vrindavani Vastra was created under the guidance of Assamese cultural icon Srimanta Sankardeva, at the request of Koch king Nara Narayan, and it also has a part of a poem written by him.

The exhibit, acquired in 1904 from Tibet by the British Museum, is nine-and-a-half metres long and is made of several pieces of silk drapes. It originally featured 15 pieces that were later assembled.