Sanyukta shrestha biography of albert
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Luxury Coloured Wedding Dresses by Eco Bridal Designer, Sanyukta Shrestha
We recently shared a beautiful new set of images that showcased the talents and aesthetic of the original ethical wedding dress designer, Sanyukta Shrestha.
For those of you perhaps not familiar with this name, Sanyukta Shrestha is the original eco-wedding dress designer. She has pioneered the concept of sustainable luxury since the launch of her first eco-friendly bridal collection back in 2011 (please note – and not just since Greta started her climate strikes). Within this time, Sanyukta has created hundreds of non-white bridal gowns.
These have been for brides with diverse cultural backgrounds and from all across the world. They have ranged from simple and elegant pieces to extravagant couture gold designs. inom think it’s important to säga, that Sanyukta is also a dear friend to Love My Dress and I’m hugely moved by the passion and energy she pours into creating such original, ethical des
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By Sanyukta Shrestha
Published in DREAMS Magazine, August 2015
I was born to a household opposite a big marshy pond. When I was about six, local people dug it up to reveal a beautiful water conduit with hundreds of ancient sculptures lying around. I then realised why the town was called Naxal-DhungeDhara.
As inom turned twenty, a pond next to Thamel, some 2 Km west from Naxal, was dug up to reveal another dhungedhara in working condition and accompanied by a number of Lichhavi period artefacts including a 397 years old inscription! I realised that my neighbourhood could be just one such example and a huge number of other dhungedharas could be well beneath the ponds or even the ground level waiting to be unearthed.
(Photo: Naxal-DhungeDhara, Kathmandu. Sanyukta Shrestha, 2013)
A more classic case being the excavation of HandiGaun in 1989 AD, which unearthed a dhungedhara dated 726 AD. Furthermore, the meaning of “BhotaHiti” would have lost in oblivion had there not been dis
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First published here in The Kathmandu Post daily, 16th Dec 2017.
Words & Photos | Sanyukta Shrestha
Stumbling upon Nepali art antiques in London
In the winter of 2006, my first visit to Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum in London was for a rare exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci’s original sketches. But having failed to get a ticket, I decided to check out other wings of the building. Wandering around the museum, I discovered that their permanent collection of Newar metalworks was astounding, and it remains one of the best examples I have seen outside of Nepal. Somewhere, I had a feeling that London had many other Nepali art antiques that was yet to be revealed, should I continue to look for them.
It was not until cultural expert Satya Mohan Joshi insisted on visiting the British Museum during his visit in 2011 that I booked a whole day to spend there with him. During the course of the day, he showed me how to evaluate the same artefact from various different perspective