{"id":83904,"date":"2026-08-10T13:36:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T08:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=83904"},"modified":"2026-08-10T16:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T11:00:00","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;\">Several years after Punjab\u2019s traditional embroidery, Phulkari, secured the coveted Geographical Indication (GI) tag, the craftspersons who keep the centuries-old practice alive continue to struggle for recognition and a sustainable livelihood. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Phulkari<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phulkari, meaning \u201c<\/span><b>flower work,\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a <\/span><b>traditional embroidery art <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of <\/span><b>Punjab<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are various theories about the origin of phulkari.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Some believe <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this embroidery <\/span><b>dates <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">back to the<\/span><b> 7th century CE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while<\/span><b> others suggest it originated from Iran,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where it was<\/span><b> known as Gulkari.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However,<\/span><b> distinct styles <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of phulkari have been identified, making it <\/span><b>uniquely Punjabi.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">References to phulkari can be found in ancient texts, folk legends, and literature, with the <\/span><b>earliest mention <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the<\/span><b> 18th-century Punjabi literature.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">symbolizes life and is intricately <\/span><b>linked to the birth of a girl child in Punjabi families, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">where <\/span><b>mothers and grandmothers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">start <\/span><b>embroidering Phulkari dupattas upon her birth.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Girls learned to embroider early, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with the number of phulkaris reflecting the family\u2019s status and marking cultural milestones.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It received a <\/span><b>Geographical Indication (GI) tag<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 2010.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Phulkari <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s an <\/span><b>amalgam of cotton and silk.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>cloth <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">used is usually <\/span><b>hand-woven thick cotton,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> called \u2018 <\/span><b>khadder<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019. While the<\/span><b> threads are thin, lustrous, and breakable silk, called \u2018pat\u2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>cloth <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is usually <\/span><b>dyed red<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but<\/span><b> can be white, grey, or black <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And the treads are a myriad of colors, ranging from the rich dark pink to soothing off-whites.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The stitch is intricate, small, and completely fills the cloth. The stitch can be vertical, horizontal, or diagonal to create the shadow effect.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phulkari embroidery makes use of the <\/span><b>least complicated patterns<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to create <\/span><b>extremely intriguing designs.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>designs and patterns<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can vary from <\/span><b>geometrical figures to flowers to local fauna. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peacocks, elephants, birds, and camels appear frequently.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><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>News: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tribuneindia.com\/news\/features\/the-phulkari-crisis-gi-tag-fails-to-protect-craftspersons-against-competition-from-machine-made-phulkaris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phulkari is a traditional embroidery art of Punjab. 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