User:Acharya kruti/sandbox

Recycled Plastic Weaving
Plastic takes year to degrade and also takes away all the nutrients of soil, making it less fertile. It therefore leaches its way to underground water. Keeping this in mind, Khamir took up the initiative of weaving Recycled Plastic. Khamir segregates plastic on the basis of its colour and quality. Women from and villages near Kukma cut strips of cleaned plastic and these strips are then woven into durable products. Apart from Khamir, another Bhuj based NGO - Sahjeevan is involved in the initiative. Sahjeevan has people who collect plastic from various places while Khamir recycles and reuses the bags and other forms of plastic to weave beautiful products out of them. So far, the initiative has gained recognition for reduction in the burning of plastic waste. The project achieved new milestone when it started touching lives of prisoners of Palara jail, Bhuj-Kutch.

Rogan Painting
Rogan Art, an ancient skill with its origins in Persia, came down to Kutch around 400 years ago. Rogan means oil in Persian. Paint made from thick brightly coloured castor oil is used to paint on fabrics. Traditionally, the craft was pursued to beautify bridal clothing of the regional tribes, beautiful borders and floral patterns on Ghagras, odhni and bead spreads were painstakingly painted.However, it being a dying craft with more people showing interest in it in the form of wall pieces, ‘Rogan kaam’ has gained popularity as Rogan art in today’s time.