Delhi and Agra city haul (INDIA) - Forever 21 , S R Market - part 2
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items mentioned in this video are
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Items 13 & 14 were purchased from Agra city
Item numbered from 15 to 24 are from Delhi city
items numbered from 16 to 24 have been purchased from SR market, Delhi city
Code: none, SR market is street shopping
all prices mentioned are in Rupee value)
13.
item : Taj Mahal idol
price : 650/-
shop name : U.P. handicrafts development center
14.
item : Shawls
price : 550/- [each]
shop name : U.P. handicrafts development center
15.
item : chocolates [pan filling]
price : 15/- [each]
shop name : Bengali pastry shop & snack bar
16.
item : shoe
price : 100/-
17.
item : shoe
price : 150/-
18.
item : shoe
price : 150/-
19.
item : shoe
price : 250/-
20.
item : shoe
price : 650/- [I paid 350/-]
21.
item : cloth bag
price : 250/-
22.
item : cloth bag
price : 150/-
23.
item : fake leather bag
price : 300/-
24.
item : fake leather bag
price : 300/-
25.
item : Swiss chocolate
brand : Cacao
price : 80/-
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Centre aims to give a boost to textile sector in northeast region
Tripura, June 07 (ANI): The Northeastern region has a distinct legacy of handloom and handicraft work and a large number of people here are engaged in producing a variety of products. Now, the central government has initiated the process of setting up readymade garments’ manufacturing centers in all the eight states under the Union textile Ministry. The aim is to develop skills and provide employment. Union Textiles Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar was in Tripura recently where he laid down the foundation stone of apparel and garments making centre. He had earlier laid the foundation stones for similar projects in Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. The centers that will be developed at a cost of over 18 crores each will help provide employment to many locals. The government is also keen to set up textile parks in the region.
Stone carvers fight to save their art
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Orissa, India, Recent, 2010
1. Wide of Konark Sun Temple
2. Various of sculptures and stone carvings at the temple
3. Various of stone being carved
4. Close of sculptor
5. Mid of sculptures with artisans working in the background
6. Mid of sculptors carving stone
7. Close of artisan''s face
8. Close of hands carving
9. Mid of sculptures
10. SOUNDBITE: (Oriya) Dhruba Chandra Swain, Owner, Carving Training Centre:
To save this art, I teach the new comers. I give them food to eat and stone to work. Now I am teaching 10 students, but the few of them who can''t learn the work leave this place themselves.
11. Close of sharpening the chisel
12. Mid of tools
13. Mid of carving
14. Various of stone being cut
15. Mid of women carving stone at a women''s centre
16. Close of stone being shaved
17. Close of woman working
18. Wide of women working at the centre
19. Close of stone being carved
20. SOUNDBITE: (Oriya) Monalisa Das, Stone Carver:
When we started work, people opposed us saying that we were wasting our time. But, I convinced them by saying that we are just trying to be self dependent and to earn some money to help our families.
21. Wide of ancient Mukteshwar temple
22. Mid of UNDP official Ashish Kumar Panda pointing to carving and explaining
23. Close of carving
24. Zoom in to carvings on the temple wall
25. SOUNDBITE (English): Ashish Kumar Panda, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP):
People are moving away because they find other professions more, paying more ...it gives them more money than stone carving, primarily because they don''t find much market that they were getting earlier and the domestic market what it was earlier, like lot of temples were being made so they were getting enough work, but now they have to depend on piece wise marketing and the domestic market is shrinking that way. In fact there is huge market, huge potential in international market...global market for this stone carving but the biggest difficulty these people are facing is the visibility, the international market never sees what magical things are there in store over here.
26. Various of stone sculptures at an emporium
27. Tracking shot of sculptures on display
28. Low angle shot of stone sculpture
29. Mid of sculpture
30. SOUNDBITE: (Hindi): Sudarshan Sahoo, Traditional Sculptor:
Whatever new government buildings are coming up, they should incorporate some art work into them because the art promoters usually come to the government.
31. Wide of artisans working in workshop
32. Close of stone carving
33. Top shot of Buddha sculpture being carved out of stone
34. SOUNDBITE (Oriya): Khiaroda Charan Maharana, Veteran Stone Carver:
Art is life. Without art there is no life and without life there is no art. People will come up to continue this tradition of art.
35. Mid of stone sculptures
36. Shift focus shot of sculpture
LEAD IN:
Stone carvers in India fear their craft is dying out.
In Orissa the heritage of stone work dates back many centuries. Numerous temples are peppered across the state and palaces and shrines are all decorated with stone sculptures.
But observers say the centuries-old language of stone may soon become extinct as the younger generation of stone-carvers is forced to find other ways of making a living.
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The 13th century Konark Sun temple in the eastern Indian state of Orissa is just one of the majestic examples of the rich tradition of stone-carving.
The entire temple is designed in the shape of a chariot with seven horses and twenty four wheels, carrying the sun god Surya.
The stone carvers are a steadily dwindling species today , faced with falling demand and lack of adequate opportunities to market their products.
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A short documentary about weaving hand knotted carpets in India
The history of Indian carpets entails that when Babur came to India, he was disappointed by lack of luxuries here. He missed the luxuries of Persia, which included the Persian carpet and thus Akbar laid the foundation of carpet weaving tradition in India, in 1580 AD at his palace in Agra. With their support he established carpet weavings centers at Agra, Delhi and Lahore to facilitate production of Persian styled carpets, which were inspired by designs of Kirman, Kashan, Esfahan, Heart and so on. Mughals not only used the Persian technique of carpet weaving, but were also influenced by traditional designs and motifs from Persia. Mughal carpets were as obscure as their miniatures and usually depicted court life, animals and floral decorations. Mughal carpets were brightly coloured and the hand knotted silk carpets had 4224 knots per square inch. However, most famous type of Indian carpets was the pile carpet, which came to India in the reign of Akbar in 16th century. In 1580A.D. Akbar brought certain Persian carpet weavers to India and established them in India. The art grew and flourished here and it was modified as per the royal tastes and mixed with the Indian arts. The Persian carpets were thus re-created in Indian forms. These carpets spread to the whole subcontinent with each area having its own specialties
Since the beginning, wool or silks have been the essential material of the knotted carpets. The wool may have a diversity of origins according to the type of carpet being made. Silk knots are also used in Kashmir region. The patterns of Indian carpets varied from vines and floral patterns, animal and bird figures and geometric and calligraphic patterns. Rugs from Akbar`s reign (1556-1605) used cotton warp and wool pile and a variety of color scheme had multiple shades of blues, greens, and other colors on a red and peach base. The patterns were a reworked copy of Persian style but later modified to Indian tastes.
Indian carpets during Jahangir`s reign (1605-27) were more superior. Materials like silk and pashmina were used that permitted greater number of knots to be included in the art works. Patterns of these Indian carpets resembled miniature paintings. Subtle gradations and shadings with yarns were themselves artistic. The patterns of these carpets were a reflection of manuscript paintings. The history of Indian Carpets show technically refined taste in both design and construction. The carpets had scrolling vines, flowering plants, and more naturalistic animals in pictorial or overall pattern.
During Shahjahan`s reign (1628-58) the art of Indian carpets had reached new heights. Warps and wefts of fine silk yarns incorporated as many as 2,000 knots per square inch. Silk or pashmina piles gave the carpets a velvety like texture. Yarn shading was as stylish as in Jahangir`s reign. Flowers were still the primary elements of design. During this era, the patterns were primarily floral all over with at times geometric or calligraphic trims. Chinese and European patterns also influenced the history of Indian carpets in their own way. Calligraphy influenced the carpet craft as it did the other crafts in India. Though like all other crafts, carpet making also saw a downfall for sometime, but the craft sustained in the traditional families.
The Indian carpets are considered most technically skillful classical craft. The carpet weavers throughout the history of India have grown artistically and are renowned for their exquisite designs, elegance, attractive colors and workmanship. In 1958 there were 14 factories with 350 looms and 80 cottage units with 400 looms. According to a survey in India, there were about 3500 carpet weavers in 1974. By the end of eighties their total number reached about 48000 people. This remarkable expansion of the carpet industry is mainly due to the programme of massive training introduced and sponsored by the All-India Handicraft Board. Under this programme numerous groups of girls have been trained that started a new development in job market of Kashmir. Another healthy sign of carpet industry`s growth has been its movement from the city of Srinagar to rural and semi-urban areas.(Source: Carpet Export Promotion Council of India)
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Madhulagna Das Actress AP Handicrafts Development Corporation
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Handicraft Centre Provides Employment To Unemployed, School Dropouts
The Central Government's Skill Development and Training Programme in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district is providing handicraft training to the unemployed and school dropout girls. The main motive behind the initiative is to provide employment to the girls in the far-flung areas of Rajouri district. The trainee of the center said that they made variety of stuff in the center. The handicrafts department has several employment centers in various areas of Jammu and Kashmir, providing employments to people.
Indian Handicrafts and Gift Fair by EPCH inaugurated by Minister of State for Textile
Minister of State for Textiles Smt. Panabaka Lakshmi declared the 32nd edition of the Indian Handicrafts & Gifts Fair (IHGF-Autumn 2011) open at the world class venue of India Expo Centre and Mart at a colourful ceremony here today.Inaugurating the IHGF-Autumn 2011, the Minister urged upon all the stake holders to look at the ways and means of developing better quality, design, market intelligence and strategies along with institutional frame to compete with other nations and also diversify the efforts to meet challenges posed by China and other countries. Handicraft sector plays a vital role in building the Nation's economy through employment generation, high value addition, realizing foreign exchange through exports and preserving right cultural heritage and artistic skills of country and artisans respectively, she said. The Minister further said our major endeavour in this regard is for the development of Handicrafts clusters in different parts of the country. In this regard two Mega clusters one at Moradabad for Metal Ware and another at Bhadohi-Mirzapur for Carpet were established in Uttar Pradesh. The other areas of concern relate to providing adequate infrastructural support, welfare of the artisans which are addressed through Urban haats, Shilp Haats and Rajiv Gandhi Swasthya Bima Yojana and other schemes. Indian handicrafts sector, excluding handknotted carpets, over the years has made niche in the world market and shown an increase of Rs 895.58 crore from Rs 4,753.26 crore to Rs 5648.84 crore, an increase of 18.84 per cent in rupee terms and 21.62 per cent in US dollar terms for the current financial from April-September compared to the corresponding period last year. Yet, India's share in the world market is only 2 per cent which is insignificant in view of good growth. The Minister also mentioned that in the recent budget Finance Minister had announced for the establishment of one more Mega Cluster at Jodhpur for handicraft sector. Also XIth Plan allocation is enhanced for TUFS Scheme from Rs 8000 crore to Rs 15,404 crore the development of infrastructure in the Textile sectors. Also adequate marketing support to artisans for better remunerative price to their products are provided through various marketing events like Gandhi Shilp Bazaars, Craft Bazaars, sourcing shows and exhibitions are organized round the year in this regard. She appreciated the efforts made by the exporting community and the Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH), organizers of the mega event, in the recent past in recording an impressive growth rate in exports from this sector. The Minister also mentioned the special pavilions of Jammu & Kashmir and North Eastern Region to facilitate the promotion of their products. It is expected to generate exports to the tune of Rs 800 crore and looking for newer markets in Latin American Countries from the conventional countries like European Union and USA. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. S.S.Gupta Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) said our share can easily reach 5 per cent in the world market because of our distinct advantages of labour, raw material, high quality and design. Mr. Gupta further said that compliance is another issue. Many markets have have set up their standards for suppliers. To help the industry, the Government would give all assistance in this regard to eliminate aspects like child labour and working conditions in the factories. He mainly stressed on five main points including Skill Development, Design & Quality, Infrastructure, Marketing and Welfare of Artisans. Earlier in his welcome address, Mr. Arvind Vadhera, Chairman of the Council, said that IHGF was initiated in 1994 with the sole intention of bringing the entirety of handicrafts sector at one place and at one time so that foreign buyers can see multiple products and multiple raw material bases used by Indian manufacturers for catering to the requirement of the world market. It is now the largest one country show held anywhere in the world.
PM Modi Launches Facilitation Center for Handicraft Workers In Varanasi
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi is in Varanasi for a two-day visit and is expected to inaugurate many developmental projects in his constituency. PM Modi will kickstart the second phase of trade facilitation center for weavers and handicraft workers called Deendayal Hastkala Sankul in Bada Lalpur.
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Pearl farming brings financial success
(4 May 2012) AP Television
Mentawai Islands, Indonesia - 14 Feb 2012
1. Close up of pendant with Allah symbol made of Mabe Pearl
2. Various close ups of pendants
3. Wide of Hardimansyah walking
4. Set up of Hardimansyah watching his staff working
5. SOUNDBITE: (Indonesian) Hardimansyah, Head of the Sikakap Maritime Development Bureau:
I was really surprised. The pearl oyster has never been found in the western part of Indonesia, especially here in Mentawai Island. To make sure that it was the case, I consulted and sent some photos and samples to the National Cultivation Agency. They confirmed that they were pearl oysters.
6. Mid of a diver surfacing from water and putting pearl oysters on plastic bank
7. Close up of pearl oysters
8. Wide of Hardimansyah slicing tissue from an oyster
9. Mid of part of oyster tissue
10. Close up of Hardimansyah
11. Various of a pearl being inserted into oyster
12. Wide of oyster wrapped inside a nylon net.
13. Mid of nylon net being submerged into water
14. Various underwater shots of pearl oyster net
15. Various of net being raised from water and taken away
16. Mid of pearl oysters ready to be harvested
17. Close up of Mabe Pearl seen inside pearl oyster
18. Various of Hardimansyah opening a shell and taking out a round pearl
19. Close up of a round pearl
20. Tilt up from round pearl to Mabe pearl
21. SOUNDBITE: (Indonesian) Hardimansyah, Head, Sikakap Maritime Development Bureau:
When I become very successful in pearl farming I want the people here to follow in my footsteps so they can increase their standard of living. It is very easy to farm pearls. It doesn''''t cost a lot of money and only requires patience. I hope one day Mentawai will be famous for its pearls. The Mentawai Pearls.
22. Wide of Pagai Selatan Island, part of the Mentawai islands
23. Wide of Sikakap, the capital of Pagai Selatan from far
24. Wide boy on platform watching a boat
25. Various of market in Sikakap town
26. Wide of Zaidir working in his workshop
27. Various of Mabe pearl being cut and polished.
28. SOUNDBITE: (Indonesian) Zaidir, Pearl and Shell Artist:
I have increased my income. Now, I have some extra money to be able to put all my children through school
29. Various of handicraft made from shells and pearls on workshop table
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The Mentawai Islands in western Indonesia, well-known to surfers for their enormous off shore waves, have found another way to sustainably exploit the archipelago''''s major asset - the sea.
Thanks to the finding of unusual pearl oysters in their wild waters, some locals are turning pearl farming into a lustrous business.
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This beautiful pendant is not an ordinary pendant. Its Allah symbol was custom made by a king jeweller of the sea.
Nothing is wasted for Mr. Hardimansyah, the man behind the art. He is the head of maritime development in the Mentawai islands of Indonesia.
In 2007 he dove into the waters of Mentawai and found the Pteria Pinguin and Pinctada margaritifera, commonly known as Pearl Oysters; an unusual discovery for this western region of Indonesia.
Hardimansyah says he was taken aback by his findings.
He explains: I was really surprised. The pearl oyster has never been found in western part of Indonesia, especially here, in Mentawai island. To make sure that was the case, I consulted and sent some photos and samples to the National Cultivation Agency. They confirmed that they were pearl oysters.
With limited knowledge of pearl farming, Hardimansyah tried to cultivate one-hundred pearls, but only managed to harvest 8.
After persevering for 5 years, he now harvests more than 2-hundred round pearls a year.
12 months later, it''''s time to harvest.
And the experience has been rewarding so far.
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Development of Handmade in India for the World | Parul Bhatnagar | TEDxDEI
Art and design forms represents the heritage as well as the future of any civilization. To be a successful innovative, entrepreneur one has to have creativity which can be developed through art. Art has occupied a prominent place in the world, in different geographic regions, since ancient times. A woman’s desire is to be unique – She is commotion, the calm. She is mystery, the tempest. She is celestial and earthy, innocent and erotic. 30 years ago, Dr. Parul Bhatnagar decided to spend time researching and knowing in depth about Textiles. Inspiration was on every corner. Texture, Weave, Style, Type, Color. She brought inspiration from different segments, which became her aspiration for Research on Traditional Styles of Indian Textiles and inspiration for Upliftment of the rural and backward People.
She has a rich experience of 37 years in the field of Textiles and Management; has been Advisor to Hastshilp Vikas Nigam, Government of Madhya Pradesh, Consultant for Product Designing to J. K. Synthetics, Kota, Technical assistance to Small Scale Industries Institute, Ministry of Industries, Government of India, Trust Board Swami Sivananda Memorial Institute, Board of Governors Apparel Training & Design Centre, President Swet Nagar Satsanges social welfare society. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at
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Beautiful Sea Beach at Puri,Odisha,India
Puri Beach is located at the city of Puri and the distance between Puri railway station and the beach is only 2 km. Nearest airport is located at Bhubaneswar which is 60 km away. Buses and Taxis are available for local transportation.
Puri Beach is a beach in the city of Puri in the state of Odisha, India. It is on the shore of the Bay of Bengal. It is known for being a tourist attraction and a Hindu sacred place. The beach is the site of the annual Puri Beach Festival, which is co-sponsored by the Indian Ministry of Tourism, the city of Odisha, the Development Commissioner of Handicrafts, and the Eastern Zonal Cultural Center, Kolkata. The beach hosts sand art displays, including work by international award winning local sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik.
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Street side shops in Ladakh
If you wish to take some memories from Ladakh, the world's highest hill station, then shopping is the ideal choice. One can find traditional curios and all kinds of trinkets in the colorful markets of Ladakh. Shopping in Ladakh is all about buying traditional Ladakhi artefacts like Buddhist relics, tangkhas and prayer wheels, copper samovars, wooden masks, silver jewellery, turquoise and coral stones, pashmina and cashmere shawls and stoles, hand-woven blankets and rugs, woollens, fossils and other curios fill the shops in Ladakh. The most famous items that tourists can buy are local handicrafts, organic products, tribal jewelry, pearls and semi-precious stone. They all make good buys to carry back home and can be bought for very good prices, after a bit of bargaining and haggling, of course. Some shops sell what are loosely called antiques - their provenance is often doubtful, so the buyer needs to be careful as to what he picks up and what he pays for it. The best place to buy local crafts is at the artisans' workshops - the stuff is usually authentic and less the middleman's commission.
Ladakh is a region of India in the state of Jammu and Kashmir and lies between the Kunlun mountain range in the north and the main Great Himalayas to the south, inhabited by people of Indo-Aryan and Tibetan descent. It is one of the most sparsely populated regions in Jammu and Kashmir. It is also known as the Land of High Passes. Ladakh is the highest plateau of state of Kashmir with much of it being over 3,000 m (9,800 ft). It spans the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges and the upper Indus River valley. Ladakh district was a district of the Jammu and Kashmir state of India until 1 July 1979 when it was divided into Leh district and Kargil district. Each of these districts is governed by a Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, which is based on the pattern of the Darjeeling Gorkha Autonomous Hill Council. These councils were created as a compromise solution to the demands of Ladakhi people to make Leh a union territory.
The economy of Ladakh rests on three pillars: the Indian Army, tourism, and civilian government in the form of jobs and extensive subsidies. Agriculture, the mainstay only one generation ago, is no longer a major portion of the economy, although most families still own and work their land.
For centuries, Ladakh enjoyed a stable and self-reliant agricultural economy based on growing barley, wheat and peas and keeping livestock, especially yaks, cows, dzos (a yak-cow cross breed), sheep and goats. At altitudes of 3,000 to 4,300 m (10,000 to 14,000 ft), the growing season is only a few months long every year, similar to the northern countries of the world. Animals are scarce and water is in short supply. The Ladakhis developed a small-scale farming system adapted to this unique environment. The land is irrigated by a system of channels which funnel water from the ice and snow of the mountains. The principal crops are barley and wheat. Rice was previously a luxury in the Ladakhi diet, but, subsidised by the government, has now become a cheap staple.
There are about 1,800 km (1,100 mi) of roads in Ladakh of which 800 km (500 mi) are surfaced. The majority of roads in Ladakh are looked after by the Border Roads Organisation. Another common route in regular use was the Kalimpong route between Leh and Lhasa via Gartok, the administrative centre of western Tibet. In present times, the only two land routes to Ladakh in use are from Srinagar and Manali. There is one airport in Leh, from which there are daily flights to Delhi on Jet Airways, Air Deccan, and Air India and weekly flights to Srinagar and Jammu. There are two airstrips at Daulat Beg Oldie and Fukche for military transport.
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