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Phulkari from Punjab

Phulkari from Punjab : Embroidery in Transition Book

Phulkari from Punjab : Embroidery in Transition

By Anu Gupta, Shalina Mehta

Category: Art books
MRP: 1250

To a connoisseur of Phulkari embroidery, it is a mystique! Every stitch once placed on the fabric tells a story, a story that comes crafted in emotions taking the form of motifs. Phulkari from Punjab: Embroidery in Transition is the outcome of the authors’ quest in search of these stories, their sojourns to the villages and by lanes of Punjab that are home to this form of craft.

Meticulously researched, with text and pictures that bring to life the nearly lost craft, the book traces the history of Phulkari through the ages: the craft, the decline, the revival. It highlights the agonies of lost finesse and compulsions of commoditisation that the practitioners of the art shared with the authors. And on a positive note, it shares instances of revival and innovation, narrates the robustness with which Phulkari has re-entered imagination of designers.

The book is not a mere chronicle of Phulkari embroidery but a lived experience that spanned over seven years. Stich craft and its depiction is only one aspect of the narratives; while the canvas interalia encapsulates rituals that sustain traditions, markets that process the craft, connoisseurs eager to conserve and institutions responsible for its sustenance.

Phulkari from Punjab
Anu Gupta

Her passion for the woven magic of the land of Five Rivers, Phulkari, led Dr Anu H. Gupta to pursue her Master's in Clothing and Textiles and Ph.D. in Social Anthropology from Panjab University. She has dedicated more than two decades to training of artisans, skill and design development; and evolved in the field by participating in various national and international forums where she has presented several papers. Currently she holds the post of Assistant Professor at the University Institute of Fashion Technology and Vocational Development, Panjab University, Chandigarh. 

Format: Hardback with dust jacket
Size: 216mm x 178mm; 232pp
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