Overview
- The 4,000-metre Infinite Saree debuted at Mumbai’s Royal Opera House this week, with organisers presenting it as the world’s longest saree.
- The piece will be publicly displayed at the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival from January 31 to February 8, unfurling across Elphinstone College with stitched messages and QR codes linking to an online petition.
- Organisers report more than 5,400 signatures so far and are targeting 50,000 by the end of March, positioning the fabric as a ‘living petition’.
- Designer Nivedita Saboo and activist-filmmaker Supreet K Singh are leading the campaign with Red Dot Foundation, with actor Rahul Bhat serving as ambassador.
- The effort seeks removal of India’s marital rape exception as the Supreme Court considers consolidated petitions and after MP Shashi Tharoor introduced a private member’s bill in December 2025, a push framed by NFHS-5 data showing high rates of spousal violence.