Sanjukta Dutta

Sanjukta Dutta, an Assamese designer par excellence, who hails from Nagaon near Guwahati, creates a unique combination of clubbing traditions and prints of different geographies into one unique customized piece of garment, Mekhela Chador with the Assamese silk in most cases being

the base. As an artist, Sanjukta loves playing with colours and designs, and this took her to various parts of the country. Sanjukta is of the singular belief that clothing and attire is not just a piece of cloth but a key and integral part of every human being and their identity. It is her central belief that one’s clothing tells a story, of not just the kind of person you are but also the mood you are in. Sanjukta's passion has seen her design empire grow to necessitate the setup of 13 factories, starting with Maa Durga Axomiya Pat and Muga Kapuror Boyon Protisthon – in Guwahati itself, which has now translated to over 100 looms where she produces her characteristic silk ‘Mekhela Chadors’, with different varieties of coloured silk threads, especially Muga & Pat.. Every single Mekhel Chador designed by her is unique, customized, handcrafted and goes through a rigorous 45-day production cycle before it can effectively tell the story that the beautiful woman draping it wants it to. She was the first Assamese woman designer to showcase her collection at the Lakme Fashion Week 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021 & 2022 in Mumbai with Bollywood beauties like Bhagyashree, Lara Dutta , Bipasha Basu & Karan Singh Grover , Hema Malini, Esha Deol, Dia Mirza and Preity Zinta gracing the stage as the showstopper for her label. The Lotus Makeup Indian Fashion Week has also witnessed Sanjukta Dutta magic with the gorgeous Tabu , Karisma Kapoor and Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore along with daughter Soha Ali Khan walking the ramp as her showstopper.Sanjukta Dutta has also created many beautiful and mesmerizing outfits and has done styling for many A-list actresses and top models like Priyanka Chopra, Malaika Arora , Sonakshi Sinha ,Raveena Tandon, Neena Gupta, Nora Fatehi, Bhumi Pednekar , Huma Qureshi, Pooja Hegde Nushrat Bharucha, Manisha Koirala, Mrunal Thakur, Raima Sen, Shamita Shetty , Neha Dhupia, Amrita Rao and many more.. The traditional Assamese 'Anga-vastra' presented to Britain's Prince William andDuchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton during their visit to the state in 2016 were also designed by Dutta. Sanjukta Dutta has also created many beautiful and mesmerizing outfits and has done styling for many A-list actresses and top models like Priyanka Chopra, Malaika Arora , Sonakshi Sinha , Raveena Tandon, Neena Gupta, Nora Fatehi, Bhumi Pednekar , Huma Qureshi, Pooja Hegde Nushrat Bharucha, Manisha Koirala, Mrunal Thakur, Raima Sen, Shamita Shetty , Neha Dhupia, Amrita Rao and many more.. The traditional Assamese 'Anga-vastra' presented to Britain's Prince William and Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton during their visit to the state in 2016 were also designed by Ms. Dutta. 2022 recorded one of the biggest accomplishments for Sanjukta Dutta’s creative prowess, with her label debuting at the New York Fashion Week, which is one of the world’s biggest fashion platforms for the designers.