Sharbari Datta is the daughter of celebrated Bengali poet Ajit Datta, known for his literary innovations in the post-Rabindranath era. She grew up to the rhythms of poetry on the one hand and dance and music on the other, imbibing the essence of culture deeply.
Sharbari shone at singing and dancing and hence often found herself in the lead role of dance dramas in her student days. Academics took up a lot of her time-she did her graduation from Presidency College and took her Master's Degree in Philosophy from Calcutta University. Yet, arts remained an enduring love.
It was a bleak world of stripes and checks that Sharbari gate crashed into. A drab world, where the most daring sartorial adventure man could imagine was silk tie that has, over the years, managed to shift from diagonal bands to paisleys and floral motifs. Or a dhoti with a border and a kurta with modest embroidery at the neck and shoulders.