The Kutch region of Gujarat is famous for its handicrafts, made by talented artisans in their villages. Many famous arts such as bandhani tie and pressure ajrakh block from Pakistan. Migrants have these arts brought with them when they came to Kutch over 350 years ago. The Muslim community Khatri specializing in both arts. In addition, the arts such as embroidery, weaving, pottery, lacquer, leather works, mud and mirror, and art Rogan are (a type of painting on canvas) are widespread in the region.
Kutch is one of the best places to craft tourism in India. You can go and visit villages independent artisans. However, most of them speak no English and villages are scattered throughout the region, so that it is often hard to find. India Kutch Adventures organizes individual tours to see some of the lesser known, but equally talented in the region, raising and help artists gain recognition.
Bhujodi (weaving village, seven kilometers from Bhuj) and Ajrakhpur (a block printers village, 15 km from Bhuj) are the most popular villages. Nirona, about 50 km north of Bhuj, you can visit a detour on the way to the Great Rann of Kutch and is home to manufacturers Rogan Art Bell, artist and paint work. Also on the way to the Great Rann, woodcuts and ceramics are made in village Khavda. And Gandhinugam city (of Meghwal community populated) offers brightly painted traditional mud huts.
Mashru is an expert weaver named Babu Bhai and his sweet family Bhujodi. Babu is one of the last three Mashru Weber in the Kutch region. Mashru weaving is a complex tissue type, both silk and cotton. The interior of the fabric made of cotton, while the outer side of silk. Apparently it originated in Persia, where the Muslim communities of the opinion that the silk should avoid touching the skin of a human.
Babu Bhai spend time training his wife and children their craft. For him, the substance is a form of meditation, because it requires a lot of attention and is accompanied by the sound of repetitive clicking the loom.
Has been shown by the rarity of his work, Babu Bhai is the only artist to have a permanent cabin in the craft market in the city Bhujodi. This cultural center sponsored by the government (as Hiralaxmi Craft Memorial Park known) is a series of huts where the artisans can display and sell their crafts for a month at a time on a rotating basis. It is an attractive place to shop!
My Photos Kutch villages and crafts
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