UNESCO has released a list of 50 exclusive and iconic heritage textile crafts of the country. Toda embroidery and Sungadi from Tamil Nadu, Himroo weaves from Hyderabad and Bandha tie and dye weaving from Sambalpur in Odisha were some of the textiles that made the cut. According to UNESCO, one of the major challenges to the safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in South Asia is lack of proper inventory and documentation. The publication, which aims to bridge this gap, brings together years of research on the 50 selected textiles.
Handmade for the 21st Century:
Safeguarding Traditional Indian Textiles lists the histories and legends behind the textiles describes the complicated and secret processes behind their making, mentions the causes for their dwindling popularity, and provides strategies for their preservation.
What are Some of the Important Textiles Crafts Listed?
- Toda embroidery and Sungudi from Tamil Nadu
- Himroo weaves from Hyderabad
- Bandha tie and dye weaving from Sambalpur in Odisha
- Kunbi weaves from Goa
- Mashru weaves and Patola from Gujarat
- Himroo from Maharashtra
- Garad-Korial from West Bengal
- Ilkal and Lambadi or Banjara embroidery from Karnataka
- Sikalnayakanpet Kalamkari from Tamil Nadu
- Khes from Haryana
- Chamba rumals from Himachal Pradesh
- Thigma or wool tie and dye from Ladakh
- Awadh Jamdani from Varanasi
In addition to acting as a sample of endangered textile crafts, the UNESCO publication also includes recommendations for the protection and revitalization of these textile crafts, that cover both the broad-spectrum of issues extending from policy to grass-root-based micro-interventions.
UNESCO imetoa orodha ya 50 ya sanaa za nguo za kipekee na za kihistoria za nchi. Vifaa kama vile toad na sungadi kutoka Tamil Nadu, Himroo kutoka Hyderabad na Bandha kutoka Sambalpur, Odisha, vilitumiwa katika kazi hiyo. UNESCO inasema kuwa moja ya changamoto kubwa kwa ajili ya kuhifadhi urithi wa kitamaduni wa kimwili katika Asia Kusini ni ukosefu wa orodha sahihi na nyaraka. Uchapishaji huu, ambao unakusudia kuziba pengo hili, unakusanya miaka ya utafiti juu ya nguo 50 zilizochaguliwa. Handmade for the 21st Century: Safeguarding Traditional Indian Textiles inaorodhesha historia na hadithi za nyuma ya nguo, inaelezea michakato ngumu na ya siri nyuma ya kutengeneza, inataja sababu za kupungua kwa umaarufu wao, na hutoa mikakati ya kuhifadhi. Ni Zipi Baadhi ya Ufundi Muhimu wa Vitambaa Unaoorodheshwa? "Kutengeneza nguo za aina ya ""Toda"" na ""Sungudi"" kutoka Tamil Nadu, ""Thimru"" kutoka Hyderabad, ""Banda"" kutoka Sambalpur, ""Bandha"" kutoka Odisha, ""Khunbi"" kutoka Goa, ""Mashru"" kutoka Gujarat, ""Himru"" kutoka Maharashtra, ""Grad"" kutoka West Bengal, ""Ilkha"" kutoka Karnataka, ""Sikhalpadi"" kutoka Tamil Nadu, ""Khas"" kutoka Haryana, ""Chamba"" kutoka Himachal Pradesh, ""Tigma"" kutoka Jamkh"" kutoka Varanasi, ""Vadh Avani"" kutoka Ladakh, na ""Kha"" kutoka Tamil Nadu."