CHHIPA COMMUNITY

Feb. 26, 2019

Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani inaugurated the 'Titanwala Museum' in Bagru that showcases the Chhipa community's hand-block printing.

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Bagru is a town situated 30km away from the city of Jaipur.
Bagru is well known for its handblock printing using natural dyes & techniques. This technique of hand block printing is believed to be started by the God of Chippa community “Sant Siromani Shri Namdevji Maharaj”.
The Chippa’s are referred to the caste of the block printers. The traditional fabric printing and dyeing arts of Rajasthan like Bandhej, Bagru, leheriya, etc. still remain synonymous with the community.
This tradition of printing is as old as 350 years.
Traditional hand prints include the Dabu resist, farad printing, and the commonly used Bagru print, which is characterized by the use of harda, a mordant, Shahi and beger, natural paints, boiling to fix the dyes, and of course drying in the sun to insure fixed colors.