Bookworm in Shahbuddin Park filled with nakshi kantha enthusiasts on the day Moon Granny, Chader Buri, came to spin her tales. 

The Threads of Tales project preview was hosted by textile artist Ibraheem Paling and HerStory Curator Katerina Don. They shared the project origins and their own experiences with Chader Buri. 

“My mother remembered the sory of the granny on the moon after she was kidnapped from Dhaka and adopted in the Netherlands. She told the story to me and when we were reunited with her parents, I heard if from my grandmother.”

The threads of connection between generations are threads of tales – passing on family lore, recipes, skills, vital information and attitudes. Following the presentation, the audience was invited to create new stories by using the story prompter.

Big shout out to :

Wajedul Islam for helping us organise ourselves while we were constantly distracted by the books in the store.

The whole Bookworm Bangladesh team.

Amina Rahman for feeding us kichuri, books and love.

Farzana Hossen for her friendship and eye.

Zeenat Azmi for the encouragement.

HerStory Foundation and Publications Foudner, Zareen Mahmud Hosein for her continued support.

Nawshin Khair for her seamless connecting abilities.

Our embroidery producer, Sraboni Mohalder for her guidance.

Kazi Istela for her moonlight and talent shared through the design of the full-moon night side.

Missed was Dr. Niaz Zaman, whose support in this project has been tremendous

British Council Bangladesh for making this possible

Bok Bok Books for their partnership