Sari

98.4

Sari

98.4

Description

This unique specially commissioned sari expresses the feeling of patriotism of its wearer. It has star-shaped buttis woven all over the ground in silver and golden jari. The slogan Vande Mataram is woven in green and maroon resham (silk thread) on the buttis and also all along the border.

This revolutionary song was written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1882. It soon became an inspirational slogan for freedom fighters. The song was first sung in a political context by Rabindranath Tagore at the 1896 session of the Indian National Congress. It became a national song of the independent India in 1950.

Gift of Smt. Kalpana Vora

Collection

Textiles and Costumes of India

Object Type

Sari

Material

Silk with jari

Schools/Culture/Period

Chanderi

Technique

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Date

Early 20th Century

Location

Chander, Madhya Pradesh

Dimension

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