{"id":28458,"date":"2025-11-09T09:09:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T03:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=28458"},"modified":"2025-11-10T12:09:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T06:39:44","slug":"gharcholas-saree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/gharcholas-saree\/","title":{"rendered":"Gharcholas Saree"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>About Gharcholas Saree:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is also known as <strong>Ghatchola and Gharcholu which has <\/strong>finest bandhani work of Gujarat<\/li>\n<li>It has traditionally been used for years in <strong>Gujarati weddings.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The name \u2018Gharchola\u2019 means \u2018<strong>Outfit for Home\u2019,<\/strong> which symbolizes a newly wedded bride joining her new home.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Features<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It is <strong>woven on Cotton or Silk fabric<\/strong> in large checks of using Silk and Zari threads.<\/li>\n<li>This is further colored in <strong>Bandhani or tie &amp; dye technique<\/strong>. These checkered patterns are filled with small golden motifs of peacocks, lotus, human figures, and floral designs.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>These are traditionally crafted in auspicious <strong>colours such as red, maroon, green<\/strong>, and yellow, which hold special significance in Hindu customs.<\/li>\n<li>A Gharchola Saree with 12 squares is known as \u2018<strong>Bar Bagh\u2019<\/strong>, while the one with 52 squares is known as \u2018<strong>Bavan Bagh\u2019.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The designs often incorporate <strong>symbols of fertility and prosperity<\/strong>, such as the kalash and the paan.<\/li>\n<li>In recent times <strong>weavers are infusing modern designs<\/strong> and techniques into their gharcholas, blending tradition with contemporary appeal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Gharchola saris are sourced from generational clusters of artisans in Gujarat, who have been preserving and passing down this intricate craft for centuries.<\/li>\n<li>This is the <strong>27th <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/gi-tag\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>GI tag<\/strong><\/a><strong> that Gujarat<\/strong> has received.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1: What is Geographical Indications (GI tag)?<\/h3>\n<p>These are signs used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess distinctive qualities, reputation, or characteristics attributable to that place of origin. GI tags serve as intellectual property rights that identify a product&#8217;s unique geographical source, providing legal protection and preventing unauthorised use.<\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindubusinessline.com\/news\/national\/gujarats-gharcholas-receive-gi-tag\/article68927117.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Gujarat\u2019s \u2018Gharcholas\u2019 receive GI tag<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gharcholas Saree is also known as Ghatchola and Gharcholu which has finest bandhani work of Gujarat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":28459,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-28458","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\/28458","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=28458"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28458\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}