Arts and Crafts of India-The bit of Kutch at home

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The journey to the wonderful and vibrant state of Gujarat started with the idea of covering the wonderful city of Ahmedabad and surrounding places of interest and then also to the beautiful Kutch.As time was not enough for us and travelling with an eighth month old and a  6 year old left with us no choice of going to Kutch as it required much more time than we thought it would take.So leaving Kutch  later for this year we returned.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A way of Delhi Life,being in the whirl wind of exhibitions and melas and its share of fun and frolic..So what if we didnt make it to the kutch regions,it was as though I got to see their products together.It was the Annual exhibition of Kalaraksha,the NGO working in Kutch region.It was memerizing to see their products and a life time of experience for us and yeah i didnt forget to shop a little ...Read more about<a href="http://www.kala-raksha.org/"> here</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLMlr0z1P6241bQsorcb6o_yebeLiXSLefANlz9DnqM8TFecDBa7BsKzWm390VmTdjZORTmGUgtFOzkGTlMSQmdI_P5jzHe9Z9AEcJ_PL8R_SvTG3orcsvAKB18VOj8g1u-tKk46PkY4/s1600/IMG_3393+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLMlr0z1P6241bQsorcb6o_yebeLiXSLefANlz9DnqM8TFecDBa7BsKzWm390VmTdjZORTmGUgtFOzkGTlMSQmdI_P5jzHe9Z9AEcJ_PL8R_SvTG3orcsvAKB18VOj8g1u-tKk46PkY4/s640/IMG_3393+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">upcycled exhibition</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbp0m-ivV62snX7VML5A0YMt9omvoZFbWV09wNRdRWi3Dke4Alp1CwbvXv78qxBp0urArmOD8JM_Gz72GrNbae4LpjELCwJwijZNVq17Qjsm0iahPTbuEm7_XgiClE4phvMjm47Visotw/s1600/IMG_3388+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbp0m-ivV62snX7VML5A0YMt9omvoZFbWV09wNRdRWi3Dke4Alp1CwbvXv78qxBp0urArmOD8JM_Gz72GrNbae4LpjELCwJwijZNVq17Qjsm0iahPTbuEm7_XgiClE4phvMjm47Visotw/s640/IMG_3388+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">pamphlets and leaflets and calender are showstoppers</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN5wRfRmnDwH7xnLJRPU3SboVNr07HwQ0mW7t1QS-nQpd72AU1Qb_9dyb1rct0-INabzCnpzsqzLPCIsYAzLJEcmIy6EPdhA2Qkgg-n786fFuVlPNXZYi4e2yWkZl-PIAWDuZjQ016b4w/s1600/IMG_3398+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN5wRfRmnDwH7xnLJRPU3SboVNr07HwQ0mW7t1QS-nQpd72AU1Qb_9dyb1rct0-INabzCnpzsqzLPCIsYAzLJEcmIy6EPdhA2Qkgg-n786fFuVlPNXZYi4e2yWkZl-PIAWDuZjQ016b4w/s640/IMG_3398+copy.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">the video of the craft</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4qZL-ab2rsKqHOu9vPsgNlKiUNDXuEyMdRDN-rHk2PWwsYog6L0Tj_piUXck60MG4iH3Y8seLjuGVi1P9urPVMBa8uvvT0zaCwR_095cmlIvn2KJ8rgdBnV7VTptP2Ajwvdjq7RR8uEI/s1600/IMG_3445+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4qZL-ab2rsKqHOu9vPsgNlKiUNDXuEyMdRDN-rHk2PWwsYog6L0Tj_piUXck60MG4iH3Y8seLjuGVi1P9urPVMBa8uvvT0zaCwR_095cmlIvn2KJ8rgdBnV7VTptP2Ajwvdjq7RR8uEI/s640/IMG_3445+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Nina sabnani the great illustrator has written a book for children.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQGSzFpwUrwf90Wif4wTijEe594KDlUnLc5j8i-bicPVKpwWOCF8VFaqEuFkZODcN7Gij8pBSqpoAW-Abw7UhwN5QsB-evh1N0vUo0tkQyHEWLpm8kW5Cuu88JkLMlwo6qzBMJ2-45Dhc/s1600/IMG_3429+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQGSzFpwUrwf90Wif4wTijEe594KDlUnLc5j8i-bicPVKpwWOCF8VFaqEuFkZODcN7Gij8pBSqpoAW-Abw7UhwN5QsB-evh1N0vUo0tkQyHEWLpm8kW5Cuu88JkLMlwo6qzBMJ2-45Dhc/s640/IMG_3429+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">the calender had so much information...a good read</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ40v4nd8TZjSuZ5dAvgLvMijq5xhNeDsm3lGdcNLAdZ1M-jYYoVbwlM62eUi1b_kTEgM5YeKIlXcmt0Oo3G0jMaHBXGMuTschu6UIaTDIFM_-elEzSbAwmTLUcO7SGoWyrb5qFPzlKB0/s1600/IMG_3428+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ40v4nd8TZjSuZ5dAvgLvMijq5xhNeDsm3lGdcNLAdZ1M-jYYoVbwlM62eUi1b_kTEgM5YeKIlXcmt0Oo3G0jMaHBXGMuTschu6UIaTDIFM_-elEzSbAwmTLUcO7SGoWyrb5qFPzlKB0/s640/IMG_3428+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">upcycling patch work quilts and applique quilts</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGtBbs7SEtkL6_4nSRJUsLFmQIbhMlB-U8Oxy-6Htvb3-PoHJalMDdm12MafT2mG0g9aMmGzs51Uvp26aLpbLRiQDh7rl5nkO6S8HokRYN4tBCZFy7bwvzuy1AQCkGtGyVjWSepABJ_3Q/s1600/IMG_3430+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGtBbs7SEtkL6_4nSRJUsLFmQIbhMlB-U8Oxy-6Htvb3-PoHJalMDdm12MafT2mG0g9aMmGzs51Uvp26aLpbLRiQDh7rl5nkO6S8HokRYN4tBCZFy7bwvzuy1AQCkGtGyVjWSepABJ_3Q/s640/IMG_3430+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">the hat of a Rabari child,when she is ceremonially given a  name.An inventive artisan combined the two old head coverings converting them into fashion,a very thoughtful upcycling</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Fe6PLebC78K2ppZKx-xhVsosM_PxH27_ftbVGVirlQqca2hRs31Ax3kSikqMcXvOUzGJPCpQ8Xv4pqrMiGxpoB7AhsipKFCmRh-iJaufWy0y3Ow9BBT2S9v61vW8leBYMv8hT6qDa1Q/s1600/IMG_3431+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Fe6PLebC78K2ppZKx-xhVsosM_PxH27_ftbVGVirlQqca2hRs31Ax3kSikqMcXvOUzGJPCpQ8Xv4pqrMiGxpoB7AhsipKFCmRh-iJaufWy0y3Ow9BBT2S9v61vW8leBYMv8hT6qDa1Q/s640/IMG_3431+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Chotlo was re made using old beads and tiny cowrie shells which have not been available for decades.The artisan added pink plastic beads to give it a contemporary feel</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8w4siHN_tFukDSx-71D-U7cUDeMPTQt3OXl77HIclv9-5olondzS8IaJ7MfgAdOPer7ToXgFV8Unn250OpsUG0RZn5ZW2tFLRKxtjxyRJ_5iIzvk5HH1gQ7mjPYFqNIY2kCJXm1wyals/s1600/IMG_9082+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8w4siHN_tFukDSx-71D-U7cUDeMPTQt3OXl77HIclv9-5olondzS8IaJ7MfgAdOPer7ToXgFV8Unn250OpsUG0RZn5ZW2tFLRKxtjxyRJ_5iIzvk5HH1gQ7mjPYFqNIY2kCJXm1wyals/s640/IMG_9082+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">the kutch upcycled rajai at home,made us cozy this winter</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8rc58MHRQN5EVp3VvgoeZrufX1wbWkKm1e7UbpLExY3YEJdFlAitnKHXeA2F1vYbIcJxfpi88cfcSE9tf0ls1K_m52h_UZk3Fsl3-Y5OxHOZ3F878ruZ7ViIlWxiMxW9edkmdfSblnM/s1600/IMG_9093+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8rc58MHRQN5EVp3VvgoeZrufX1wbWkKm1e7UbpLExY3YEJdFlAitnKHXeA2F1vYbIcJxfpi88cfcSE9tf0ls1K_m52h_UZk3Fsl3-Y5OxHOZ3F878ruZ7ViIlWxiMxW9edkmdfSblnM/s640/IMG_9093+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">those cushions,loved the beads..</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDz8e5kj2zUx3KAhq4sWha295UKZ_uza17qxrIbG34devH2eNdmbFoWR2kE6HaWvsk91yLHAPb3Tz5RLq_A3xAUnLeXopjfrQbwfDDrIH39nWj0wP2g4nhDlz9h9O_acQb9wSDTFNNTU/s1600/IMG_9090.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDz8e5kj2zUx3KAhq4sWha295UKZ_uza17qxrIbG34devH2eNdmbFoWR2kE6HaWvsk91yLHAPb3Tz5RLq_A3xAUnLeXopjfrQbwfDDrIH39nWj0wP2g4nhDlz9h9O_acQb9wSDTFNNTU/s640/IMG_9090.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">did make my heart flutter</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6E7KLMNzgxoKItUq0wsTTuzrAG7ygXfze1sQgOZIFKFII1Wv1erFg-6sOJYNC99R4ejLhqxtr_ojY7yUriclYYwKKyEK6vZVc5BTpocw8d6bJjVbzrwWFs1lylvSw9sddN0pJITXW8oE/s1600/IMG_9138+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6E7KLMNzgxoKItUq0wsTTuzrAG7ygXfze1sQgOZIFKFII1Wv1erFg-6sOJYNC99R4ejLhqxtr_ojY7yUriclYYwKKyEK6vZVc5BTpocw8d6bJjVbzrwWFs1lylvSw9sddN0pJITXW8oE/s640/IMG_9138+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">the rustic feel</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy95frNknp2NpPz6mwVN43J_hnVRIu9WDFfN1m6k_eUon7OM4HwVjvTrxbSEq9SSMisN6CrzsUFJWRT2Mk9iG6N01jv_YACoUbpdfeXQdRd9Cm75WdQMcCFq8t_kkx1zLFJs6FoMosdvo/s1600/IMG_9146+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy95frNknp2NpPz6mwVN43J_hnVRIu9WDFfN1m6k_eUon7OM4HwVjvTrxbSEq9SSMisN6CrzsUFJWRT2Mk9iG6N01jv_YACoUbpdfeXQdRd9Cm75WdQMcCFq8t_kkx1zLFJs6FoMosdvo/s640/IMG_9146+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">the beauty deep down,...<br /><br />Images and Ideas Lakshmi Arvind</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>

Arts and Crafts of India-The bit of Kutch at home

The journey to the wonderful and vibrant state of Gujarat started with the idea of covering the wonderful city of Ahmedabad and surrounding ...

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Arts and Crafts of India-Kalamkari of Gujarat/Mata ni Pachedi

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />India has a rich textile tradition,no doubt and the artist has developed several mediums to express his imagination on to the canvas in many ways.Religious textiles portray the Indian culture to a great extent.Gujarat also has a Kalam kari art of its own and its called Mata ni Pachedi. `Having read about Mata ni Pachedi,before the trip,I was very sure that I wanted to see an artist who does this art,visit him and learn .Our driver Johnny knew each art of gujarat in detail and he took us through some very narrow gulleys in the main town of Ahmedabad to show the artist at work.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This Religious textile Art is done in a cream coloured cloth.They are hangings painted with iconographic representation of  gods and goddesses.They usually form the backdrop behind Goddess Durga in temples .If the devotees wishes come true they offer  it to the lord.During the festival season this art work is in demand in villages .In earlier times,the whole work used to be done by hand.Now they have blocks available.the sides of the cloth is decorated using blockprints and then the inside is handmade.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I think its now getting evolved from religious purposes to objects of decoration.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2weCWJbPuzdy6ovIS3iXbnrGn8TuockjhW2JI1VZsILjUSwi1hA0PWYk02podXJGKRdL8ngaP940zjlhV0FJpV54UClEYqnIuDhQnsA5lkxVBGljesGOYCYiLpGPqCbcETKfrXLLDCoo/s1600/IMG_6053+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2weCWJbPuzdy6ovIS3iXbnrGn8TuockjhW2JI1VZsILjUSwi1hA0PWYk02podXJGKRdL8ngaP940zjlhV0FJpV54UClEYqnIuDhQnsA5lkxVBGljesGOYCYiLpGPqCbcETKfrXLLDCoo/s640/IMG_6053+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the  representation of goddess Durga at the artists work place</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquXp6lNh4UCbLunRF8AB14eaFjI-NW5_PqhRSTFcHcg4W4qPKv9qKPEfhYSzTFid_tx_BO4E2TaEECSvZwAlbmZpgs_xmyiwON0ibshhj9bAI1EJ6PS6pv8OtFxQUPSvlnDFxMaos3as/s1600/IMG_6034+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquXp6lNh4UCbLunRF8AB14eaFjI-NW5_PqhRSTFcHcg4W4qPKv9qKPEfhYSzTFid_tx_BO4E2TaEECSvZwAlbmZpgs_xmyiwON0ibshhj9bAI1EJ6PS6pv8OtFxQUPSvlnDFxMaos3as/s640/IMG_6034+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">his fathers photograph</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8FMdxL-RLE5Quni1kp6PuQvP3sPkGrM2Wbhf2_sfavSngXV_tuSk26RrsHwJxhFC404BPPKsSaJr2sep7ihG3tIcwM3Pa5BHcNrc6g44smbvAb2dWZEW4pneWQXQOlIEXGOPVqRLvEM/s1600/IMG_6045+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8FMdxL-RLE5Quni1kp6PuQvP3sPkGrM2Wbhf2_sfavSngXV_tuSk26RrsHwJxhFC404BPPKsSaJr2sep7ihG3tIcwM3Pa5BHcNrc6g44smbvAb2dWZEW4pneWQXQOlIEXGOPVqRLvEM/s640/IMG_6045+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the photographs of all gods at the artists workplace</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Okse5Vjxj4T7OCO8Z4sTIDeDzSBxzT5FxtmXXKOZSQxPXrNctxua5TR4U_wbnin6zInE_UGgUZ4dteyHNJ7GFmNHEGkrTUmbnuV79pqDr0hcSyylVuqsoMIEkIwaEozCrBVcc0B_TkU/s1600/IMG_6049+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Okse5Vjxj4T7OCO8Z4sTIDeDzSBxzT5FxtmXXKOZSQxPXrNctxua5TR4U_wbnin6zInE_UGgUZ4dteyHNJ7GFmNHEGkrTUmbnuV79pqDr0hcSyylVuqsoMIEkIwaEozCrBVcc0B_TkU/s640/IMG_6049+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goddess Durga</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSboZAnoz_whchlP_ekqJ-YoTBuf9EM-bXr23SdSPlp3v96RJPOIm8PNlIbuAacuIdeh_HImcEpwhIrw_Yc8wnvoTywftI3p7Kumny-2O8owABPbGVmZqAC7mxUBY3ZUdVdgljjRwedac/s1600/IMG_6032+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSboZAnoz_whchlP_ekqJ-YoTBuf9EM-bXr23SdSPlp3v96RJPOIm8PNlIbuAacuIdeh_HImcEpwhIrw_Yc8wnvoTywftI3p7Kumny-2O8owABPbGVmZqAC7mxUBY3ZUdVdgljjRwedac/s640/IMG_6032+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Depicting Ramayana</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTE7qMMHnwt05Z1-k6xScJXgGa9-QwPsv8T-S2jQsUnvlZLODZ56I5IwCgR4VCYOMqj0npNrPBvODNmAfG_4cxDITc9p3-kKXn-kWUBwMqp0BKBPZ_6_96El6aKJ6E8b_c3zD_Jqq1k0/s1600/IMG_6057+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTE7qMMHnwt05Z1-k6xScJXgGa9-QwPsv8T-S2jQsUnvlZLODZ56I5IwCgR4VCYOMqj0npNrPBvODNmAfG_4cxDITc9p3-kKXn-kWUBwMqp0BKBPZ_6_96El6aKJ6E8b_c3zD_Jqq1k0/s640/IMG_6057+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">another form of Goddess</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-b-vxfX1UXRrKMDZtDB7tc0zJ6wLLSNI5doQh4rU6XTEN-snIh0VTIeURvIz4Y8YcjeuM2GxIB4TddgsJA21jbye_s1lS01BrGJ0Mcva1q_IKS94h51KHmU_PwTO1uomRgRA7_ZpU9jc/s1600/IMG_6043+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-b-vxfX1UXRrKMDZtDB7tc0zJ6wLLSNI5doQh4rU6XTEN-snIh0VTIeURvIz4Y8YcjeuM2GxIB4TddgsJA21jbye_s1lS01BrGJ0Mcva1q_IKS94h51KHmU_PwTO1uomRgRA7_ZpU9jc/s640/IMG_6043+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goddess Saraswathi devi</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXryRjub0hRmFOVVZTfJbRADoA1I75y2ICz4_Ze-9O87VFTiHUGDp5Mg7IoZiEo2smBfMklXBHiBhrayxZ6vRVhZvtPIkH5EgDM4AgFauw4X4pQTJf0gOxd60ItE_1tyOTqxk2IQwO9gc/s1600/IMG_6051+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXryRjub0hRmFOVVZTfJbRADoA1I75y2ICz4_Ze-9O87VFTiHUGDp5Mg7IoZiEo2smBfMklXBHiBhrayxZ6vRVhZvtPIkH5EgDM4AgFauw4X4pQTJf0gOxd60ItE_1tyOTqxk2IQwO9gc/s640/IMG_6051+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the chariot </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ChYkCsMftOxLUmzg_C4rlWIT8X3eRc-aR1ft5322zdCfWVp_bOgSNgPGJigvmGpYukXppp6R7aYuJQTr5RbQt7_74Muz1HemAJipeU4GE0FboWiuzpxmfHNkapVKm7w0mPVqvHKDmng/s1600/IMG_6068+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ChYkCsMftOxLUmzg_C4rlWIT8X3eRc-aR1ft5322zdCfWVp_bOgSNgPGJigvmGpYukXppp6R7aYuJQTr5RbQt7_74Muz1HemAJipeU4GE0FboWiuzpxmfHNkapVKm7w0mPVqvHKDmng/s640/IMG_6068+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blockprints</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmNv7aJvq__C2vxeI-kfI_Ykr9ayg-UpXTqHpREX0LhgZjY_2MQWpQbptioCFYGKQ5Rb1JPm5HVSXF1YH5YEQO38LD_efke-5fjT3hrSgapb8s_XlvRTkM-GDg6b7aYQA-xI87cNMLW1E/s1600/IMG_6081+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmNv7aJvq__C2vxeI-kfI_Ykr9ayg-UpXTqHpREX0LhgZjY_2MQWpQbptioCFYGKQ5Rb1JPm5HVSXF1YH5YEQO38LD_efke-5fjT3hrSgapb8s_XlvRTkM-GDg6b7aYQA-xI87cNMLW1E/s640/IMG_6081+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">artist at work,black colour is coal mixed in oil and kept in tins for days</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAa8iDUmFK60ys2rSmyWaD4KpYSyaghy4pP1GUsE_Z89alMPySckFtBFyG0e3TScm3s5H54YgPBa7r2kwHJUvz_bl_y0yIeBKaFbKLvsPzShFyq3cTauDPbr9ehJ6kDGTtqk6zQWVsMik/s1600/IMG_6096+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAa8iDUmFK60ys2rSmyWaD4KpYSyaghy4pP1GUsE_Z89alMPySckFtBFyG0e3TScm3s5H54YgPBa7r2kwHJUvz_bl_y0yIeBKaFbKLvsPzShFyq3cTauDPbr9ehJ6kDGTtqk6zQWVsMik/s640/IMG_6096+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">glory of the Raja</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi254Y4AWa4CAhlxbP2Ylus6fTlp5O7d398lsO75RixSJaeiRIkGGIQ6fatEeDBjM5SgDFazvHY6kw67HGBJ6JZMWVatqQVHvw9YhHLI7S-dT9cVtR3d96neiCIDPlLPy0rLWVh1zi8ow4/s1600/IMG_6085+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi254Y4AWa4CAhlxbP2Ylus6fTlp5O7d398lsO75RixSJaeiRIkGGIQ6fatEeDBjM5SgDFazvHY6kw67HGBJ6JZMWVatqQVHvw9YhHLI7S-dT9cVtR3d96neiCIDPlLPy0rLWVh1zi8ow4/s640/IMG_6085+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my enthusiastic daughter even captured a video of his work</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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Arts and Crafts of India-Kalamkari of Gujarat/Mata ni Pachedi

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Indian Architecture and Art-The Old World Charm: the Pols of Ahmedabad

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Time has bestowed beauty to the pol architecture of Gujarat, making it an ornament of world architecture. The 21st century, the century of urbanisation, aims to achieve the goal of harmonious cities by focusing on developing harmonious relations between the spatial, the social and the environmental aspects of the cities.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Having read so much about the pols, we  wanted to imbibe the essence of the old city in all its means, we stayed in a place in one of the pols, and we spent  time loving the old city. I loved the close knit environment, the colourful doors and the loving people behind them. Ahmedabad to me is just a melting pot of cultures, religion and traditions. In this, the rapidly developing new Ahmedabad has a lot to learn from the heritage of the walled town. Without proper knowledge of the pols, our knowledge of Ahmedabad is incomplete. These pols are the real identity of Ahmedabad. The word ‘Pol’ conjures up an image of an old world charm and a series of innovations in sustainable architecture dovetailed into the built form. ‘Pol’ architecture is an interesting evolution in urban living space. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The pols of old Ahmedabad are old residential areas dating back to 1714. The word 'Pol' is derived from a Sanskrit word 'Pratoli' . The 'Pols' were known as 'Pada' in the Solanki period. It is said that when Sultan Ahmed Shah found the city, he stayed in the pol in the beginning. This pol was known as 'Mahurat Pol', which is now in Manekchowk. The construction of new pols continued and even increased during - Maratha Rule. Many pols were constructed during the years 1760 to 1818. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0D-bHCzckLlJRp7gkJWDDLVgjkZn7en5rYA0_u9rupM7F5wihcJdHlOHmKIyzqxc0MtuDhV3yEx2ZviWCQ-eS0RmJel5V9oT7RaGHZIqf6Z64IL1k_NaCbtkV8h5fcSZuEW2kLcRmfIQ/s1600/IMG_6639+-+Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0D-bHCzckLlJRp7gkJWDDLVgjkZn7en5rYA0_u9rupM7F5wihcJdHlOHmKIyzqxc0MtuDhV3yEx2ZviWCQ-eS0RmJel5V9oT7RaGHZIqf6Z64IL1k_NaCbtkV8h5fcSZuEW2kLcRmfIQ/s640/IMG_6639+-+Copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The city has many big and small pols ranging from six house pol (Ghar-ni-Pol) to pols having about 3,000 houses (a big settlement). The biggest pol of Ahmedabad is known as Mandavi-ni-pol. At present, there are about 60,000 houses in 600 pols of Ahmedabad. Reflecting the rich cultural ethos of Gujarat, pols have their geographical origins in the north of Gujarat. Known as "padas" in the north Gujarat towns like Patan, pols are a key to the understanding of what is called the settlement pattern of Gujarat. Originally, people of the same caste or social group would live together in a "khadki" and a group of "khadkis" would make a pol. During the Muslim period, the residential areas meant for the high officials of Ahmedabad were called "puras". Each pura would have many pols lived in by people who were attracted by the opportunities that the city had to offer.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">They are honeycomb like community dwellings enclosed by a wall and protected by huge gates. There are about 360 pols in the old city of Ahmedabad alone. Many of these pols have colourful names, reflecting the richness of Gujarati language. These densely packed clusters of rows upon rows of houses, joined by labyrinthine streets are where thousands of years old Indian architectural traditions continue to live. These pols are an exuberant riot of beautiful wooden facades, lovely wooden brackets, lovingly carved fenestrated windows, magical balconies,otlas, carved wooden chabutaras (bird feeders) for feeding pigeons, khadkis and chowks, a main street with crooked lanes branching on either side, secret entrances, walls and gates which were barred at night, temple, playing areas, sculptured wooden doors, windows, beams, pillars and balconies. The central open space is known as the chowk and the rest of the zones are built around it.</span></div><div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvcWdRm8QF9Oe5xA2pxj_q-yKWLGbVRELJJfw_iDp_1voIha0hIMnPfaPh5fkMMaBiDzfTfLRdeZ0YJ5ZBpInltWv7UmALuyrW8yV7usxrWmaKzzYejzDHUfvRZDIMEp6r-Xp4au4QBA/s1600/IMG_7122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvcWdRm8QF9Oe5xA2pxj_q-yKWLGbVRELJJfw_iDp_1voIha0hIMnPfaPh5fkMMaBiDzfTfLRdeZ0YJ5ZBpInltWv7UmALuyrW8yV7usxrWmaKzzYejzDHUfvRZDIMEp6r-Xp4au4QBA/s640/IMG_7122.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE9BgmxiyNEaoKbZs7_U5536W3Izo-2TSLTyZ2P0xQeVNZcQRAYpGvmWCNYNQhR21h_kpANT5-9Z2QdmBo0xIMGoJFOT97OivZTrHHsyUJJSYYplNOKDrLjjdrUGdYdUjvhUdv0GZEZO4/s1600/IMG_6658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Text courtesy <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pol_(housing)">here</a>, <a href="http://www.gujarattourism.com/showpage.aspx?contentid=141&webpartid=924">here</a>, <a href="http://www.vaarso.com/pols-of-ahmedabad.html">here</a> and <a href="http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_pols-have-much-to-teach-new-ahmedabad_1469882">here</a>.</span></div>

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