Pratiyogita kiran English by kiran prakashan delhi This article was published in September TRADITIONAL INDIAN TEXTILES Why in news Recently UNESCO has released list of 50 exclusive and iconic heritage textile crafts of the country under report titled Handmade for the 21st century: Safeguarding Traditional Indian Textiles. About Traditional Indian TextilesThe origin of Indian textiles can be traced to the Indus valley civilization as early as 5th millennium BC. o The people of that civilization used homespun cotton for weaving their garments and used indigo to color their fabric.Traditional Indian textiles can be divided into: o Embroidered textiles (Phulakri chikankari) o Resist dyed textiles (Bandhani Ikat) o Printed textiles (Kalamkari Bagru prints) and o Hand-woven textiles (Banaras Brocades Kashmir Shawls) etc. Significance of the Traditional textile craftRepresents Culture: The specialty in the weave of the textiles in each region is developed based on location climate and cultural influences o For instance shawls and scarves from Kashmir carry echoes of craft communities of Kashmir valley engaged in intricate hand embroideries using nature inspired motifs such as chinar leaves etc. o Crafts are an important means of preserving our rich heritage culture traditional skills and talents associated with peoples lifestyle and history. Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage pratiyogita kiran monthly magazine free download.
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