Act 1: ফিসফিসানির তাঁত (The Loom of Whispers) Setting: Kolkata (India) • Hiya Dutta, an emerging textile illustrator at Banglar Resham Shilpo, a renowned handloom textile organization in Kolkata, and Parambrato Chakraborty, an art curator, struggle with the weight of family legacies and societal expectations. • Hiya is determined to carve out her own artistic identity through innovative textile designs while staying rooted in traditional handloom techniques. Parambrato feels constrained by expectations to uphold his family’s prestige. • The tension between traditional roles and personal desire forms the emotional foundation of the story. • Snehasis Chakraborty, Parambrato’s father, encourages him to strike a balance between family duty and personal freedom, including his creative ambitions. • Parambrato’s friends—Sagnik Sanyal, a museum curator; Rishi Bhattacharya, a graphic designer; and Somnath Dey, the Dutta family’s servant—provide comic relief as well as insightful commentary...