Path Traveled - Milestone - Events

   
1991 First exhibition at Gallery Conclave, Calcutta. Theme: Purono Kolkata to coincide with the city’s 300th birth anniversary.
 
1992 Society Collection Exhibition, Bombay. Exhibition at Gallery Conclave, Calcutta. Theme: Worked around the Krishna theme Exhibition at Chetna Art Gallery, Bombay.
 
1993 Exhibition at the Studio, Calcutta.
 
1994 Exhibition at the Studio, Calcutta.
 
1995
An ambitious project conceived by the cultural wing of the Government of West Bengal. She was commissioned to design costumes around some of Satyajit Ray’s period-films like 'Charulata', 'Ghare Baire' and 'Satranj Ke Khiladi'.
 
1996
Celebrated the Purushotsav, that is, designing around Hindu customs that are primarily centered around men. It was a male fashion show at Maurya Sheraton, Delhi, choreographed by Noyonika Chatterjee and Directed by Prasad Bidapa, along with an Exhibition.
 
1998
Felicitated and awarded by Mr. Vijay Mallya, U.B.Group (Mcdowell 100 years) for significant contribution to Indian clothing design at Oberoi Grand, Calcutta along with a fashion show.
 
1999
Intercard felicitation at Ashok Airport Hotel, Calcutta along with a fashion show. Awarded 'Bharat Nirman' for the best person in the field of fashion in Calcutta. An Exhibition and Fashion show at Sheraton Hotel, Dhaka, Bangladesh with an overwhelming reaction both from the press and public. Special facilitation by Sheraton Hotel, Dhaka, Bangladesh. An exclusive exhibition presented by Oxford Art Gallery on creative aspect of Sharbari-collection in Calcutta.
 
2001
Awarded "Kingfisher Hall of Fame Fashion Award" for life time achievement presented by Mr. Vijay Mallya at Oberoi Grand in Calcutta. Had a show on first ever gold fashion jewellery for men at Taj Bengal, Calcutta. Presented by World Gold Council, directed by Mr. Prasad Bidapa. Awarded Vocational Excellence Award 2001 by Rotary Club of Calcutta, Inner Wheel on June 2001. Awarded Kingfisher Accessory Designer of the year in Bangalore.
   
2004
Global launch of her designerwear in London, Paris, Dubai, Dhaka, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston and Chicago. She has been approached by a leading US based event consultant, Kala Music and Play (KMP), to present her creation internationally, starting with a show at New York on the 17th of April, 2004.
   
2005
Invited at the Bridal Asia Fashion Show in Delhi
   
2007
Sharbari designs Abhishek Bachchan's Wedding Trousseau. Click here for a Press Clipping.

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Lecture and Exhibition in Kuwait

   
2008

Sharbari gets another feather in her cap - Former US Vice President & 2007's Nobel Peace Prize recipient Al Gore gets a Sharbari Achkan. The Achkan that Datta had designed for Al Gore is a gift that the JSW Foundation presented to him during the facilitation ceremony in Delhi.
   
2009
Sharbari gets a prestigious invitation show by North American Bengali Conference - 2009 at the McEnery Convention Center, San Jose, California. The show was highly received by the NRI residents who had traveled all over from Europe and all corners of USA to San Jose, California.

Sharbari‟s Collection showcased in first ever Kolkata Fashion Week - 2009 in Kolkata.

In November 2009, Sharbari was nominated in the category of the Best Craft Revivalist by the most popular Fashion Magazine of India - Marie Claire. Kantha a traditional artwork of West Bengal - an intricate running stitch work, covering patterns to chores of life on a piece of cloth. Sharbari had revived the long lost tradition and the intricate Kantha art work is evident in Shabari's creations.

 
 
2010
Sharbari showcases at the BeYu Fashion Show held in Bangalore on 20th & 21st November, 2010.

Awarded as the Revivalist Designer of the Year.

 
 
2011
Sharbari Datta has completed her creative career as a designer. A celebration fashion show held on November, 2011 at ITC, Sonar. Choreographed by Prasad Bidapa. .All the top male models of the country participated at the show.