{"id":83904,"date":"2026-01-23T15:36:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T10:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=83904"},"modified":"2026-01-23T15:56:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T10:26:47","slug":"phulkari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/phulkari\/","title":{"rendered":"Phulkari"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Phulkari Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over 40 rare pre-Partition textiles at an exhibition trace how phulkari functioned within women\u2019s lives, and their everyday worlds.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Phulkari<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phulkari, meaning <\/span><b>&#8220;flower work,&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a <\/span><b>traditional embroidery from undivided Punjab, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including <\/span><b>present-day Pakistan and Haryana.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>term first appeared in 18th-century Punjabi literature<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>may be linked to the Iranian art of gulkari.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Historically<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, phulkari chaddars were an essential <\/span><b>part of a girl&#8217;s marriage trousseau, crafted by mothers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and grandmothers from the girl&#8217;s birth.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Girls learned to embroider early, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with the<\/span><b> number of phulkaris reflecting<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>family&#8217;s status<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and marking cultural milestones.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Phulkari <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a form of <\/span><b>counted-thread embroidery <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recognised by its <\/span><b>neat, regular patterns of geometric and natural motifs.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phulkari embroidery <\/span><b>uses khaddar,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a handspun and handwoven <\/span><b>cotton fabric,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> traditionally dyed in madder brown, rust red, indigo, or green.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Colourful silk threads<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are<\/span><b> used to create flower patterns <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the fabric.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mix of colourful silk threads creates a beautiful and exciting design.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>floral imagery<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> used in phulkari<\/span><b> includes marigolds, jasmines, lotuses,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Tree of Life motifs.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modern motifs such as trains, trucks, and cars have also found their way into phulkari patterns.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phulkari\u2019s product range includes embroidered chaddars, dupattas, and stoles, traditionally worn by brides or for ceremonies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/167394\/OPS\/G29FFP7JF.1+GOFFFP7Q0.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phulkari is a traditional embroidery from undivided Punjab, including present-day Pakistan and Haryana. 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