# Event Details

- **Event Name**: India’s Textile Legacy and Global Influence on Trade with Nalini N. Rao
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 23 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Fri, 23 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join the World Affairs Council of Orange County at Bowers Museum for an illuminating program exploring the global significance of India’s textile traditions. Led by Professor Nalini N. Rao of Soka University of America, an esteemed scholar of world and Asian art, this presentation examines how India’s painted and printed cottons evolved through centuries of artistic mastery, technological innovation, and sustained cultural exchange. Drawing on themes from the Global Threads exhibition, Professor Rao will trace how these textiles traveled across continents, shaped international trade, influenced artistic production from Cairo to London, and forged enduring cultural connections.

Located in the Norma Kershaw Auditorium.

Tickets available soon!

Image credit:
Mother-goddess hanging (mata ni pachedi)
Chitara Chandrakant drakant
Ahmedabad, 2018
Cotton, hand-drawn, mordant-dyed, painted details
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/santa-ana/india’s-textile-legacy-and-global-influence-on-trade-with-nalini-n-rao/200029482171205
- **Event Categories**: art, exhibitions, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 5

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Santa Ana
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Bowers Museum
- **lat**: 33.763
- **long**: -117.868
- **full address**: Bowers Museum, Gallery Store, N Main St, Santa Ana, CA 92706, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Bowers Museum (https://allevents.in/org/bowers-museum/25998142)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 23 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Bowers Museum, Gallery Store, N Main St, Santa Ana, CA 92706, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Bowers Museum
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, exhibitions, fine-arts
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about India’s Textile Legacy and Global Influence on Trade with Nalini N. Rao ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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