Tanvir Fatima

Creativity is a means of self expression and communication allowing individuals to convey emotion.But for a poor man creativity is the source of survival . But for a Dalit or marginalized Dom community creativity is without credit . The traditional occupation of this community is making household items of bamboo (bamboo vulgeries).The house hold items are,soop, dagra or big thali and many more house hold items . There is a folk festival of Bihar in India where  Prasad (offerings)are arranged in the soop made by bamboo.They earn their livelihood by segregating the ashes after cremation .They search for a saleable items in it .They aren't allowed to any  other work due to caste pollution . Nobody knows their pathos .If you have time must think about this ailing community of India.

"Khadi ke dhage-dhage mein apnepan ka abhiman bhara., These lines of Sohan lal Dwivedi conjure up the image of Mahatma Gandhi or Father of nation.He was the one who introduced with fabric as well as popularized it amongst the common masses during his struggle for the freedom of motherland.Really khadi was a part of Independent struggle in India . In the  course of time the popularity of the fabric  diminished and it slowly vanished into oblivion . However people once again turning towards not only khadi but also organic khadi.Organic khadi is totally devoid of synthetic chemical fertilizers or insecticide  . Organic Khadi are essentially made from bamboo plant and antimicrobial in nature.This is the environment friendly fabric. No wonder to say khadi is acknowledged as one of the coolest and most comfortable fabric ever known.It is cool in summer and warm in winter.Khadi is trying it's level best to survive it's our responsibility and each individual of India to do whatev...