7th Wednesday                                    11.15 am – 12.15 pm

ZOOM meeting:                    Zoom ID will be posted on whatsapp and emailed one day prior to the meeting.

STORY OF INDIAN CRAFT- PANDEMIC TIMES

Craft people, equally affected like daily wagers, remain invisible and therefore, ignored by Government and media, both.

It’s a curious time. Not just fear of possible mortal disease, but a lockdown of all social and economic activities. For craft people, dependant on daily production and sales, life has come to a halt- there are no melas, no sales, no raw material and therefore no money to feed their families.

Because of such times, we have taken an initiative under our motto ‘Engage & Nurture’, to join hands with Paramparik - an organization dedicated to Arts & Crafts of India since last 25 years. Their aim is to preserve and promote traditional art and crafts.

This morning we will be having 2 Karigars presenting their crafts:

• Palm Leaves etching by , from Orissa

• Pattachitra painting by , from W. Bengal

Time permitting, we will also screen a video on weaving, by Shri Vankar Vishramji, from Kutch.

Look forward to having members in large numbers to support this initiative.

Sarita Agarwal

Maria  Bharwani