Vastrabharana 2012

Vastrabharana, the flagship fund-raiser event of the Crafts Council of Karnataka, turns 20 this year and is back in the city with a bigger, better 2012 edition.

Jaya Bachchan, Veteran actor and MP, will inaugurate the event on Saturday Sep 29 at 11 a.m. at the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath , Bangalore.

This year, over 38 master weavers/printers from across the country will participate and runs until Oct 3.

Jewellery up for grabs

Apart from handcrafted textiles and handicrafts, semi-precious, handcrafted, silver jewellery and south Indian Jadau ornaments in gold will also be up for grabs.

Following the tradition of highlighting a particular textile tradition each year, this time the focus will be on Lambani embroidery handcrafted by the Sandur Kushala Kala Kendra craftspersons on cotton Gadag saris.

Lalchand Chippa from Rajasthan, a National Award winner, is also bringing an exclusive range of saris for this event.

Vastrabharana loyalists are in for a treat as the Dabu prints with natural dyes are being created exclusively for them. Also on the shelves are Pochampally hand-woven ikat, Kornad textiles from Tamil Nadu, Varanasi weaves, Laheriyas from Jaipur, tussars from West Bengal, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh and Mangalagiri saris from Andhra Pradesh, among others.