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THERE’s no way anyone could’ve missed the bobbing administrator of Shri Badshah Mian with his striking rainbow-coloured turban. One of India’s national assign winners, the 57-year-old’s expertise lies in tie and dye design, a wiliness that has been passed down through seven generations of his family. He’s hoping his two sons will extend the tradition.
Just opposite the walkway from Shri is an equally colourful Karmabai Merubhai Goradiya, looking resplendent in her Banni embroidered ancestral dress complete with neck accessories and veil. Also a national awardee, the shy Karmabai’s long suit lies in Banni embroidery, one of the ethnic styles of embroidery of Kutch (Gujrat).
Shri and Karmabai were among the 10 Indian standard textile artisans present at the recently concluded Intexpo, the biggest treatise of Indian textiles and clothing in the Asean region at the Matrade Showing and Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur.
The event not only gave ecumenical buyers and visitors the opportunity to view the latest products that newfangled India has to offer but also gain a better insight into the country’s age-old patrimony in textiles. Housed in a themed pavilion, the artisans, who came from different parts of India, were on hand to demonstrate their intricate skills.
Source: New Straits Times