Birsa Dasgupta Instagram – Our uber talented thamma 🩵
A feisty, independent and successful businesswoman, Sonali Dasgupta ran an India-inspired boutique in Rome, probably the first such in Europe of the early 60s. Her clothes, jewellery, furnishings and handicrafts sold at Sonali, her store, were much sought after and her clientele included the film fraternity of Italy and Hollywood.
The Honourable PM of India Smt. Indira Gandhi inaugurated the store in the august company of the master of Italian neorealist cinema, Roberto Rossellini.
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