Phulkari

Introduction:

 Punjab, is one of the most vibrant, dynamic and culturally rich north western states of India, where people especially village women use their time productively by engaging themselves with various crafts


The art of phulkari has its origins in the early part of the 19th century when the odhini or head cloth was hoghlighted with embroidered flowers. Phulkari, literally flower-crafting, comprises of the colourful embroidery that originates from Punjab. Over the years this embroidery became heavy and the work more complex and the heavily embroidered odhinis came to be known as bagh (literally garden). In this style the embroidery covered every inch of the entire base material so that the cloth was completely invisible.
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Phulkari being one of them is the ancient and most distinguished tradition which its people have and are still trying to maintain in spite of uncertainty and changing times.

“PHUL” means “flower “and “KARI” means work. Also known as “Gulkari” a very intricate needle work, along with bright coloured threads mainly red, orange, blue, green, etc Phulkari is mainly associated with duppatas commonly known as “chunni” . 
 

Types of Phulkari

PHULKARI
Phulkari, a rural tradition of handmade embroidery, literally meaning “flower work” is an auspicious, head cover embroidered by the versatile fingers of Punjabi women.

Embroidering on a Phulkari reveals a lot of ground cloth. A variety of characters, forms and designs are scattered and embroidered on a Phulkari.
Some Types of PHULKARI:

                              
            

 

 

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Shaheed kartar Singh Sarabha

His life Kartar Singh Sarabha (24 May, 1896 - 16 November, 1915) began his involvement in the Gadar Party in San Francisco in 1912. Sarabha was born in India in the year 1896. After his graduation from high school in 1911, he arrived at the University of California, Berkeley to continue his studies in engineering. 
In Berkeley, he joined the Gadar party in 1913. Around this time, he also learned how to fly. He returned to India in 1914 to fight for his country's independence. On November 16th, 1915, Sarabha was hanged at the tender age of 19. 
Kirpal Singh, a police informer, planted in the ranks of the Ghadar Party, had a large number of members arrested on February 19 and informed the Government of the planned revolt. The Government disarmed the native soldiers due to which the revolt failed.
On March 2, 1915, Risaldar Ganda Singh had Kartar Singh, Harman Singh, Tundilat, and Jagit Singh, arrested from Chakk, No. 5, district Lyallpur. 
The judgement in respect of the 63 arrested Gadharites was pronounced on September 13, 1915, at the Central Jail, Lahore. In this first conspiracy case of 1914–15, 24 Gadarites were sentenced to death. Kartar Singh was one of them.
The court observed that Kartar Singh was the most dangerous of all the rebels. "He is very proud of the crimes he committed. He does not deserve mercy and should be sentenced to death". Kartar Singh was hanged in the Central Jail of Lahore on November 16, 1915, when he was only 18.
He soon became the symbol of martyrdom and many were influenced from his bravery and sacrifice. Bhagat Singh, another great revolutionary of Indian freedom, regarded Kartar Singh as his guru, friend and brother. The judges during his trial were impressed by his intellectual skills, but nonetheless he was sentenced to death by hanging. He wrote a popular song which he would sing and it is said that he died singing it:

"Sewa desh di jinddhiye badhi aukhi

gallan karnia dher sukhalliyan ne,

jinha desh sewa 'ch pair paya

ohna lakh museebtan jhalliyan ne."

Serving ones country is very difficult

It is so easy to talk

Anyone who walked on that path

Must endure millions of calamities.

A statue of Kartar Singh Sarabha was erected in Ludhiana, and the Punjabi novelist Bhai Nanak Singh wrote a novel called Ikk Mian Do Talwaran based on

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Punjab is a state in northern India.
Pride (izzat) is very important in Punjabi culture. Family pride and its feared opposite, shame, play a great part in social behaviour. A family that has to call in social workers to help with a domestic crisis, a teenager running away from home, for example, will lose face in the community. Asian families are supposed to be capable of sorting out their difficulties without recourse to outside agencies. Sikhs as has been said, encapsulate all the stages of life in one, but when parents become grandparents they are likely to modify their behaviour and change their lifestyles.
They will, of course, enjoy the company of their grandchildren and spend hours watching television, especially Indian films, but those who are devout will spend more time in the room of their house set aside for the Guru Granth Sahib, ‘Babaji’s room’ as they call it, if there is one. If not,they may stay in their bedroom for long periods reading their gutkas,books containing selected hymns, and meditating. The gurudwara becomes place which they visit daily for many hours. There they can medidate and meet old people like themselves and reminisce about life in Punjab.Sikhs wear turban which is famous in all over the world. The size of the turban depends on the person looks. The kurta, a long straight-cut, with pajamas, the loose baggy salwar makes up the traditional dress for Punjabis. In winter Punjabis wear Sweater, made by their loving mothers. The traditional Punjabi shoes called Punjabi juttis retain their popularity with both rural and turban men. Patiala and Muktsar are famous for Punjabi juttis.Punjabi women wears salwar with kameez.

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