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জমায়েত (Jomayet) is an open-source initiative by @tilottama_ & @mx.kaurchimuk

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To clarify, our platform was initially known as factorial(z). However, during the first phase of our exploration, we found a subtle glitch within our strategy in terms of its collective acceptance. Therefore, we decided to re-moderate and bring fresh new energy to our commune. @zmayat_ is our extended vision, which will follow the same methodology we used to explore, but with a wider understanding of decolonial manifestation.

@tilottama_ x @mx.kaurchimuk by @zmayet__

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To clarify, our platform was initially known as factorial(z). However, during the first phase of our exploration, we found a subtle glitch within our strategy in terms of its collective acceptance. Therefore, we decided to re-moderate and bring fresh new energy to our commune. @zmayat_ is our extended vision, which will follow the same methodology we used to explore, but with a wider understanding of decolonial manifestation. by @zmayet__

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To clarify, our platform was initially known as factorial(z). However, during the first phase of our exploration, we found a subtle glitch within our strategy in terms of its collective acceptance. Therefore, we decided to re-moderate and bring fresh new energy to our commune. @zmayat_ is our extended vision, which will follow the same methodology we used to explore, but with a wider understanding of decolonial manifestation.

@tilottama_ x @mx.kaurchimuk by @zmayet__

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16 August - Taana Baana Finale!
Walk-in anytime between 11 AM and 8 PM for our artist showcase and live installations. Join us this evening as we close our showcase on a note of hope and connection.

🟢Bridging Divides: Textiles, Traditions, and Narratives
With Achal Dodia ( @achaldodia ) , Moomal (moomal_ ) , Pooja from The Community Library Project (@kitabein_bolti_hain ) and Tilottama (জমায়েত/zmayet @zmayet_ ) Moderated by Fatima Juned.

🟡August 16 | 5 – 6 PM

📍At Mool: Multidimensional Space and Art Collective, Delhi

Image: Maithilee Sagara (@maith.lee )
Artwork: Dhaarchidi (@dhaarchidi ) by @zmayet__

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15th August - Taana Baana Day 2!
Walk-in anytime between 11 AM and 8 PM for our artist showcase and live installations.

In the evening, join us for:
🟢Khwab-e-Rafu: Mending Across Borders by Lourdes M. Supriya ( @_ebony_black_ )
Film screening followed by a conversation with Dhaarchidi (@dhaarchidi ), Kaur Chimuk (জমায়েত/zmayet @zmayet_ ) and Madhuri Adwani (@mad_ad13 ).

🟡August 15 | 7 – 8 PM

📍At Mool: Multidimensional Space and Art Collective, Delhi

Khwab-e-Rafu (Dreams of Mending) is a cross-border tapestry inviting over 100 people from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, as well as diaspora communities across the world, to stitch their dreams of a healed, peaceful future that dares to imagine beyond the scars of Partition and the wounds of ongoing conflict in the region.

Image: Maithilee Sagara
Artwork: Jasjyot Singh Hans (@jasjyotjasjyot ). Session with Savneet Talwar (@sardarni_stitches ) and Sabba S. Elahi (@elahiarts ) by @zmayet__

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Every journey is shaped by the people who quietly stand beside us—encouraging us, believing in us, and reminding us that every small effort matters.

Looking back at our session on 21st July, we are filled with gratitude for everyone who became a part of it. Some stood behind the scenes, some shared the stage, and many simply showed up with open hearts. Each of you became the backbone of that conversation.

From the bottom of our hearts, Cross Cat Collective would like to thank @mx.kaurchimuk , @tilottama_ and @zmayet__ for inviting us to be a part of this beautiful gathering. Our heartfelt gratitude to @vidyashivadas Ma'am for her unwavering presence, and to @folksong_nilkanta Da, whose soulful songs added warmth and depth to the evening. Thank you to Partha and Vijit for sharing our journey with such sincerity, and to everyone who joined us, listened, engaged, and made the conversation richer with your presence.

Thank you for walking this path with us.
Thanks @fica_india and , @vadehraartgallery to provide such a engaging space. taken in Delhi, India by @zmayet__

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A session, where visuals depicted the psyche of borders and post migration, stories of the unconscious or conscious, floating and vibrants lives, and eventually words followed.

On 21st of July at Vadehra Art Gallery, Cross Cat collective and জমায়েত/zmayet(jomayet) shared a space where two collectives took a pause, to revisit their journeys.

This session was a "Mehfil" : a Mehfil of reading books of friends ,seeing through their words, listening their voices, having fun, listening "folk songs" by Neel daa and engaged with people, with "Muri & Chai" .

Somewhere between those moments, we revisited our own journey—from the tiny seed that was Psychera #1 to the world that has now blossomed into Psychera V. While on the other hand, @zmayet__ shared their motivation for working as a cooperative in SE Asia around participatory publication in a collective research model.

This was part of FICA’s ongoing exhibition ‘towards minor gestures: intensities in the making', with Cross Cat Collective and জমায়েত (Jomayet) around the landscape of independent self-publishing and the ecosystem of comics, zines, and paper culture between Tripura, Dhaka, and their neighbouring regions. This dialogue is part of a collaboration with Reunion in the form of Exchange / Within Cohesive Correspondence with @mx.kaurchimuk and moderated by @srrbrrr

Much care to @kitchen_untitled

Thanks to @vidyashivadas and to the entire @fica_india team.

Our sincere gratitude to @vadehraartgallery and the @mrinalinimukherjee.foundation for opening up this scope for young practitioners to intersect. by @zmayet__

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A dialogue with Cross Cat Collective (Partha Banik) and জমায়েত/zmayet (Tilottama B.)
Moderated by Sabar Saluja

In collaboration with Reunion in the form of Exchange / Within Cohesive Correspondence.

Tuesday, 21 July
5 - 8 PM

As part of FICA’s ongoing exhibition ‘towards minor gestures: intensities in the making’, we invite you to an open conversation between Cross Cat Collective (Partha Banik) and Zmayet (Tilottama B.) around the landscape of independent self-publishing and the ecosystem of comics, zines, and paper culture between Tripura and Dhaka and their neighbouring regions.

Reunion in the Form of Exchange / Within Cohesive Correspondence led by Kaur Chimuk, is an initiative that engages with temporary archives—in the form of publications, drafts, revisions—from artist-run spaces/units and collectives.

Cross Cat Collective is an independent comix crew from Tripura, dedicated to self-publishing comics, zines, graphic novels, stickers and posters. But more than just making cool art, they’ve built a wide community of scribblers, writers, activists, and self-taught artists—all coming together to create and collaborate.

জমায়েত/zmayet (pronounced as jomayet) is an open-initiative operating as a cooperative, interdependently in between Bangladesh and India. As an initiative, they are curious to amplify, recollect and share the perspectives of counter-cultural, loose narratives through diverse graphical mapping/tracing. zmayet is interested in expanding slowly over time through participatory events, community pop-ups, shared libraries, and inclusive collaborations.

Sabar Saluja is interested in storytelling. Her practice so far has been grounded in her fascination with nature, continuous cycles of life and death, growth and decay, the cellular and the planetary. She works across multiple mediums including stop motion animation, photosynthesised image-making, painting, sketchbooking, and lecture performances as means of formulating, creating and sharing her inquiries.

Artwork credit: Partha Banik & Tilottama B. by @zmayet__

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It was incredible to bring together a group of independent creators to explore the art of self-publishing led by @tilottama_
Thank you to everyone who joined us, shared their perspectives, and put their ideas onto paper.

With @saiqawitha_q @lazuthekid , Mimma Sheikh Mou, @zencatt___ @minhaaaaz @sarahshome___ ,saiqua Tabassum @adritoshan

Special thanks Ireen to prepare and help all munching, sipping and gulping... by @zmayet__

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We are excited to announce our upcoming workshop, "Can we listen to zameen?", a collaborative zine-making workshop and gathering with Tilottoma B.
This full-day interactive session focuses on exploring ancestral recipes, personal memories, and our relationship with the land. Participants will learn self-publication as a practice—covering everything from narrative drafting and illustration to collaborative editing, scanning, printing, and binding their own zines

To secure your spot or request further details, please send us a direct message (DM) or contact us via phone/WhatsApp at 01646-953138 or 01707-499622

Event Schedule:
10:30 AM: Introductions, archive exploration, and morning tea
12:00 PM: Silent reflection, journaling, and paper-folding techniques
1:00 PM: Narrative drafting and illustration
2:30 PM: Shared special meal together
3:30 PM: Peer feedback and finalizing visual layouts
5:00 PM: Collaborative editing, scanning, printing, and binding
6:30 PM: Sharing our freshly made zines with snacks and drinks.

No prior experience in design or writing is required to join.

Details:
Date: Saturday, 27th June, 2026
Time: 10:30 AM – 7:30 PM

Venue: Ellora Collective, Flat A2 (Niribili Apartments), House 35/3, Indira Road, Dhaka-1215

Registration Fee: 1,500 TK (Payable via Bkash)

Seats are strictly limited to ensure an intimate group environment where everyone can comfortably participate.

To secure your spot or request further details, please send us a direct message (DM) or contact us via phone/WhatsApp at 01646-953138 or 01707-499622 taken in Dhaka, Bangladesh by @zmayet__

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We are happy to collaborate again as we met before at ‘Travelling Alap’. And our mutual care initiates this one day gathering on 27th June, where we will learn and discuss story-telling through zine - a learning tool where we explore our ancestral recipe, eco-sustainability, protect and care our co-existing zameen - a space for labor, knowledge and sharing, initiated by Tilottama B.

ইলোরা কালেক্টিভ স্পেস একটি সম্মিলিত যাত্রা। আমাদের এই অঞ্চলের প্রাচীন ইলোরা গুহার নাম থেকে ইলোরা নামটি নেয়া হয়। আমরা বিশ্বাস করি শিল্পকে ধারণ করার ক্ষমতা একা কখনোই সম্ভব নয়। তাই ইলোরা যোগাযোগ করতে চায় শিল্পীদের সাথে, একসাথে বসে ছবি আঁকতে চায়, শিল্পের নানা বিষয় নিয়ে গল্প করতে চায়, করতে চায় প্রদর্শনী।@ellora_collective_space

জমায়েত - একটি সম্মিলিত অবস্থার জমিন, যা তিলোত্তমা ও কৌর চিমুখ এই দুই' জন শিল্পী, লেখক, গবেষক ও শিক্ষার্থী প্রাথমিকভাবে কাজ করে চলেছেন বিভিন্ন রকম কর্মশালা, একত্রে বই পড়া, বই বানানো ও স্বাধীনভাবে অনেকের সাথে যুক্ত হয়ে জানা ও যত্নের পরিসর গড়তে। @zmayet__

Programme design and plan by @adritoshan and @tilottama_ by @zmayet__

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A Publication evolved during our mentoring program*~

RAVELLED
The story of a flower that survived

"The fragile flower was safe and sound in moments of uncertainty and threats to its existence. She managed to keep it safe throughout, even though safety meant that the flower could never see daylight ever again. The zine explores my journey, as I now look back at it, through a metaphorical story, a collection to express my emotional journey..."

- Soumya / @crimmsonblues

*Mentoring 2025-26/ This publication evolves from a dialogic mentoring process that supports practitioners from diverse disciplines to negotiate their interpersonal micro-narratives through shared listening and mutual exchange. The mentoring program is part of জমায়েত / zmayet’s ongoing initiative to community-building and collective care led by Tilottama B. and Kaur Chimuk. by @zmayet__

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