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The Commissioner Handlooms & Handicrafts, Government of Madhya Pradesh in association with The Central Cottage Industries Emporium, is organizing MADHYA PRADESH KRITI 2005, an exhibition-cum-sale of handloom and handicraft products characteristically expressive of the rich heritage and cultural diversity of Madhya Pradesh.
MADHYA PRADESH KRITI 2005 will showcase cottons and summer silks from Chanderi and Maheshwar, hand woven georgettes and chiffons from Sarangpur, Indigo prints from Javad and deep earth ones from Bagh. Home furnishings, wooden handicrafts, embroidery/beadwork and bell metal crafts will also be on display.
A special discount of 10 per cent will be officered on products displaced at MADHYA PRADESH KRITI 2005 an artisans will demonstrate their craftsmanship during the exhibition.
The EXHIBITION-CUM-SALE will be from 18th till the 21st February 2005, from 10.00 AM to 7.00 PM everyday, including Sunday, the 20th February, 2005.
A note on sarees of Madhya Pradesh
Part of India’s rich heritage and cultural diversity, the weaving, printing and colouring of textiles and sarees of Madhya Pradesh have been influenced by its bordering States yet have their own distinctive style and individuality.
Chaderi Sarees
Traditionally crafted using silk as warp and fine cotton as weft, Chanderi sarees make ideal summer wear. Usually in subtle hues, they have a sophistication that’s hard to match. The sarees generally have a rich gold border and two gold bands on the pallav. The more expensive sarees have gold checks and lotus roundels-known as butis-woven all over.
Maheshwari Sarees
Introducted by Rani Ahilyabhai of the Holkar dynasty more than 200 years ago, these sarees are famous throughout India for their unique style. Made mostly in cotton and silk, this saree is characterized by its simplicity. The reversible border of the saree-that can be worn on either side, is a specialty. The pallav of the saree is also distinctive with five strips, three coloured and two alternative ones in white.
Bagh Prints
These are the piece-de-resistance of hand block printing. Printers of Bagh use specially extracted vegetable dyes and blocks with intricately stylized motifs that have evolved over hundreds of years. The resultant colour are bright shades of red, blacks and occasionally indigo. Bagh prints have a total and three-dimensional effect, which is impossible to replicate in any other printing process, making them a connoisseur’s delight.
Indigo Prints
Thousands of craftsmen in Madhya Pradesh practice hand printing, generally with vegetable dyes. Tarapur and Umedpura, two villages on the opposite banks of the river Gujari use indigo for their prints. The printers specialize in printing fabrics with a blue background and yellow/red prints, known as nandra. Garments, bedspreads, tablecloths and curtain material are produced here.
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