Balaghat - Craft Archive | Research on Indian Handicrafts & Handloom https://gaatha.org Indian Craft online Fri, 21 Feb 2025 09:16:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.11 https://gaatha.org/wp-content/uploads/gaatha-logo-63x63.png Balaghat - Craft Archive | Research on Indian Handicrafts & Handloom https://gaatha.org 32 32 Bamboo Craft, Balaghat https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/bamboo-craft-balaghat/ https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/bamboo-craft-balaghat/#respond Tue, 07 May 2024 10:49:47 +0000 https://gaatha.org/?post_type=listing&p=16704 Often referred to as the “poor man’s timber,” bamboo stands out for its multifunctional utility, offering a myriad of uses that cater to various livelihood options. Its affordability, coupled with its versatile nature, makes bamboo a vital resource for the rural population, playing a crucial role in their daily lives and economic pursuits. The plant’s […]

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]]> Often referred to as the “poor man’s timber,” bamboo stands out for its multifunctional utility, offering a myriad of uses that cater to various livelihood options. Its affordability, coupled with its versatile nature, makes bamboo a vital resource for the rural population, playing a crucial role in their daily lives and economic pursuits. The plant’s applications range from construction to handicrafts, embodying a sustainable and accessible material that supports diverse aspects of rural livelihoods in the Balaghat region. In villages like Baihar, Singhpur, Niwari, Chiraidongri, Varasioni, and others in the Mandla region, people are involved in making bamboo products.

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]]> https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/bamboo-craft-balaghat/feed/ 0 Weaving~Waraseoni https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/craft-study-waraseoni-weaving/ https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/craft-study-waraseoni-weaving/#respond Mon, 26 Mar 2018 09:06:53 +0000 http://143.110.249.195/?post_type=listing&p=9033 Waraseoni sarees are known for their simplistic beauty and grace, much like the town, that holds a long history of handloom sarees in it. The weavers community or the Koshtis are said to have derived their name from ‘Kosa’ (Tussar silk); and Salewar is said to be from the Sanskrit Sālika, a weave.

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]]> Waraseoni sarees are known for their simplistic beauty and grace, much like the town, that holds a long history of handloom sarees in it. The weavers community or the Koshtis are said to have derived their name from ‘Kosa’ (Tussar silk); and Salewar is said to be from the Sanskrit Sālika, a weave.

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