The Vijay Rupani Government in Gujarat has decided to display the arts, culture and lifestyle of the State’s bordering district of Kutch in this year’s this year’s tableau for the Republic Day Parade to amble through the Rajpath ceremonial boulevard in New Delhi on Thursday, January 26.
It is well-known fact that, Kutch is very close to PM Narendra Modi’s heart. It was Modi who put the bordering district on world tourism map by aggressively promoting its culture, white desert and heritage monuments across the globe. Knowing the fact very well, the State Government too has decided to project Kutch in the upcoming Republic Day parade.
“The front portion of the tableau depicts Kutchhi women busy embroidery with rapt attention. There are 16 varieties of world famous Kutchhi embroidery, each distinctly different from the other. Domestic and foreign tourists coming to Kutch carry back embroidered work as souvenirs and gifts for their near and dear ones, said an official source connected with the preparation of tableau.
He further said that the rear portion of the tableau shows Kutch’s equally famous naturally cool ‘Bhungo’ – a mud house with thatched roof which protects the people from the semi-arid region’s hot and harsh summer.
Besides, the iconic bedecked camel giving a feel of the unkind weather coupled with Kutch’s traditional musical instruments, like Nagfali, Surangho, Boridho, would also be on display, said the source, adding that as the tableau stroll boulevard Kutchi artists in their traditional attire with vibrant color would perform live folkdances along the way.