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Hand woven stoles Artisan at work

Shahid Junaid

Dastkari Haat Samiti

Dastkari Haat Samiti
New Delhi, India

When Shahid Junaid, master-weaver from Varanasi, took on the challenge of script and calligraphy on cloth, he became aware of the relevance of 15th century weaver-poet Kabir’s teachings in his life. He researched words, songs, poems, phrases, and finally inspired his cousin Shaad Abasi to compose a poem about Kabir for this experiment. Abasi’s poem emerged on the end pieces of stoles woven in Urdu in silk. It says 'kaaf se kargha bane / kaaf se bane kapaas / kaaf se kapda bane / kapde bane libaas / kaaf se karigar bane / kaaf se bane Kabir.

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  • Title: Hand woven stoles Artisan at work
  • Creator: Shahid Junaid
  • Location: Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Type: Jamdani handloom weaving
  • Script: Urdu & Devanagari
  • Project Stage: Process
  • Guide: Jaya Jaitly, Shaad Abasi
Dastkari Haat Samiti

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