On August 15, Independence Day invitees at Red Fort will be gifted ‘Bamboo fans’ made by the Mahali tribe of West Bengal with the aim of promoting the tribal product.
About:
The Mahli (also spelled as Mahili, Mahle, Mahli) are a scheduled tribe in the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal.
Their tradition source of livelihood is selling articles made of bamboo such as Machi (a small bench), umbrellas, chatai (for lying down and sleeping) etc.
Recent decision:
The bamboo fans made by the Mahali of West Bengal are hand-painted, with different tribal motifs on both sides.
The Ministry of Defence, which organises the Independence Day event, has procured the fans from TRIFED (Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited), which functions under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
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