{"id":23008,"date":"2024-05-02T12:54:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T07:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=23008"},"modified":"2025-10-08T13:04:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T07:34:31","slug":"kutch-ajrakh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/kutch-ajrakh\/","title":{"rendered":"Kutch Ajrakh"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>About Kutch Ajrakh<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Ajrakh is a <strong>textile craft,<\/strong> and holds deep roots in the cultural tapestry of Gujarat, particularly in the regions of Sindh, Barmer, and Kutch, where its legacy spans millennia.<\/li>\n<li>The art of Ajrakh entails a meticulous process of <strong>hand-block printing on treated cotton cloth<\/strong>, culminating in intricate designs infused with rich symbolism and history.\n<ul>\n<li>Ajrak\u2019s nomenclature originates from \u2018<strong>Azrak\u2019, meaning indigo,<\/strong> a well-known substance most often employed as a powerful dye to achieve a bluish effect.<\/li>\n<li>Ajrakh prints have traditionally consisted of <strong>three colors:blue<\/strong> which signifies the sky, <strong>red<\/strong> which signifies the land and the fire, and <strong>white <\/strong>which signifies the stars.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Textiles are treated with <strong>vegetable and mineral colours<\/strong> and the fabric goes through a washing cycle about eight times.<\/li>\n<li>This craft was<strong> introduced<\/strong> to this region over 400 years back by <strong>the Sind Muslims.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Nomadic pastoralist and agricultural communities like the Rabaris, Maldharis, and Ahirs wear Ajrakh printed cloth as turbans, lungis, or stoles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1: What is Geographical Indication (GI) Tag?<\/h3>\n<p>GI Tag is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin. This is typically used for agricultural products, foodstuffs, wine and spirit drinks, handicrafts and industrial products.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/life-style\/fashion\/buzz\/ajrakh-from-kutch-gets-gi-tag\/articleshow\/109698796.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Ajrakh from Kutch gets GI tag<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kutch Ajrakh is a textile craft, and holds deep roots in the cultural tapestry of Gujarat, particularly in the regions of Sindh, Barmer, and Kutch, where its legacy spans millennia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":23009,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-23008","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23008\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}