Sari
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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