NCERT Class 11 Heritage Crafts Textiles

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1. Read the verse by Kabir on page 23 and develop your own poem using images from textile weaving.

2. Look at traditional textiles in your home and develop a table like the following example.

3. From the farmer who grows the cotton, to the advertising agency that sells the finished product, thetextile industry employs thousands of people with specialised skills. Create a profile of each.

4. ìThe bones of the Indian weaver are bleaching the plains of India,î said William Bentick in 1835. From your understanding of history, describe the impact of colonialism on the Indian textile industry.

5. Consider Gandhiji and khadi and explore reasons why and how the meaning and significance of khadi has changed over the last 100 years.

6. Consider the clothes worn by members of your extended family. Why do they choose to wear what they wear? Think of caste, religion, age, gender, traditions, and fashion as expressed in the materials, headgear, footwear, costs etc.

7. How is your own philosophy of life reflected in the clothes that you choose to wear?

8. Which types of embroidery were traditionally done by men in our country, and why?

9. Research and document the textile traditions of your state. Origin Textile Motif Meaning Tamil Nadu Silk Flower Life, beauty, auspiciousness

Please refer to attached file for NCERT Class 11 Heritage Crafts Textiles