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By Chulie De Silva

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Dressing up Drik. Volunteers at work 12 January,2011. Photograph Saikat Mojumder"][/caption] The hurry and flurry around Drik these days ?reminds me of the excitement surrounding a wedding. ?Drik ?is like the bride getting a makeover. [caption id="attachment_346" align="aligncenter" width="520" caption="The veil is on. Photograph Saikat Mojumdera. Photograph Saikat Mojumder"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_348" align="aligncenter" width="520" caption="Traffic stopping? Drik often does just that!. Photograph Saikat Mojumder"][/caption] And where is the father of the bride? ?He is true to form looking frazzled and busy at explaining to all how big and good the trousseau is. [caption id="attachment_352" align="aligncenter" width="520" caption=""Other festivals have something to show. Chobi Mela has something to say" Shahidul Alam. Photograph Mahbub Alam Khan"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_356" align="aligncenter" width="520" caption="Sprucing the gallery: all it needed was a lick of paint. Photograph Saikat Mojumder"][/caption] And the trousseau is big with 400+ photographs as exhibits, 34 evening presentations including lectures, discussions, films, performances, multimedia presentations and a video conference with Dr. Moreno-Ocampo. [caption id="attachment_358" align="aligncenter" width="520" caption="Parts of the trousseau: Framed photos of David Burnett?s Exhibition: 44 Days ? Iran and the Remaking of the World. Photograph Saikat Mojumder"][/caption]