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>

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