Pabiben Rabari is an Indian embroiderer from Bhadroi Village in Anjar Taluka of Kutch, Gujarat. She started embroidery work at an early age and invented a new embroidery art form called 'Hari Jari'. Rabari formed a company to produce a line of shopping bags called the Pabi Bag[1] that is used in many Bollywood and Hollywood Movies.[2]
Early life edit
Pabiben[3] dropped out of school after standard IV, and then later she has started the Embroidery Work.[4]
Participation & design selection edit
- Design Selected for Hollywood Film “ The Other End of The Line “
- Pabiben’s design has been selected for Bollywood Film “Luck by Chance“
- Selection for Santa Fe Folk Art Festival, Santa Fe, USA , Year 2013
- Participate in International Buyer Seller Meet, Ahmedabad, Year 2015
- Participate in Design Workshop with Vietnamese artisans in Delhi
- Participate in theme based exhibition-Kutch center of the world at India International Centre, New Delhi.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Honour for Kutch woman who promoted hari jari, 59 others". 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ^ "Rabari woman goes global with her bags - Times of India". The Times of India. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ^ Tyabji, Laila (2007). Threads & Voices. Marg Publications.
- ^ "Mumbai Diary: Saturday dossier". 5 December 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ^ "pabiben.com In News". www.pabiben.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.