In a major cultural milestone for Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday, 17th November, signed a historic agreement with the Victoria and Albert Museum in London to bring the sacred Vrindavani Vastra to the state on loan. The document, which was signed during Sarma’s ongoing visit to the UK for the purpose, will allow the centuries-old tapestry to be exhibited in Assam for the first time in history.

The CM described the moment as deeply emotional for the people of the state. “It feels like the homecoming of an ancestor,” Sarma said during the signing ceremony. Calling the Vastra a part of Assam’s “collective memory,” he said that generations of Assamese people had heard stories about it in their homes and temples but never seen it in person.

“The return of the Vrindavani Va

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