A loud Jai Hind to all my fellow Indians!
Happy Independence day!
As much as we don't wish to admit it, but slowly and steadily, indeed, the importance of this day is fading away from the hearts of the citizens of this vast country. Much like what is happening to the local and traditional arts and crafts that originated here. With the the very obvious modernization, very few people have regard for the traditional arts and value it as much. The worth of hand-painted, hand-weaved, self-made art products are diminishing rapidly, if they already haven't disappeared.
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| Bhuri Bai |
Most of this art is passed on from one generation to another in the family. Many such artists live from hand to mouth and thus move on to other professions to earn a living. As a result, the entire country is at a loss of its culture and art. Sadly, most people don't even know the names of local art forms.
So, what can we do? Promote such artists. Buy products made using the knowledge of these artists. Indian art has survived centuries, so rest assured the quality is fantastic.
Lastly, we should be proud of our country and its heritage in every aspect possible. It isn't just the arts, but also literature, science inventions, music, folk dances, and so on and so forth.
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| Warli art |
Let's not becomes apes to the western culture and be the one and only of our own kind.
Until the next post, and forever,
Jai Hind!
Keeping the art alive,
Devika Bharadwaj,
Founder and Artist,
Shoe Stopper.
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