To commemorate the Swadeshi Movement, an event displaying the handloom saris of India was held at Bhojpur Club here on Tuesday.
The event was organised by Saree Speaks Bhopal Chapter. Member of the Saree Speak Group Rashmi Golya said that the 95% of the world’s hand woven fabric comes from India. It is important to sustain the tradition and heritage fashion of India.
“We feel proud that our weaver family has grown. What’s happening with the sari was that it was slowly losing its glory and weavers were losing work so we the Saree Speak group came up with the objective of promoting sarees and particularly handloom weaves,” she added.
On Tuesday the Saree Speak Bhopal chapter had a short get together to celebrate this day and raise awareness about Swadeshi Movement. A short knowledgeable session was taken regarding handlooms and weavers. The members draped different kind of handloom sarees from all over India.
The members draped sarees from Hyderabad, Tamil Nadu and more. Uma Ramchandran draped Pochampally silk with Ikkat border from Hyderabad. Anjali Noronha draped Baluchari sarees. This saree played very important role in the freedom movement of Bengal .
Anamika Shrivastav draped raw silk from Andhra Pradesh. Raw silk is the untreated form of the silk popularly known as the Pattu with traditional zari border. Shalini Chutani wore Telia Ikkat. Anupama Grover wore Venkatgiri cotton saree with banarsi border. Meenu Sharma wore a tri weave designer Maheshwari. Its a 7 meter saree paired with kalamkari top and more.
Around 22 different varieties of sarees were displayed on the occasion. The varieties included South Cotton, Kanjiwaram, Kerala cotton and more.