Bihar artisans earn a living through bamboo art.Byline: ANI Vaishali (Bihar), Oct 19 (ANI): Sitting in his small unkempt studio, known as Bamboo bamboo, plant of the family Gramineae (grass family), chiefly of warm or tropical regions, where it is sometimes an extremely important component of the vegetation. It is most abundant in the monsoon area of E Asia. Art Centre, artisan Sitaram Malik is concentrating hard to carve out to make or get by cutting, or as if by cutting; to cut out. - Shak. See also: Carve a piece of art from a dead and dry bamboo. Forty-year-old Malik has created many statues, facemasks and replicas of famous buildings which have won him laurels and awards. A seasoned artist, whose artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. are in big demand in India as well as overseas, earns a living out of bamboo art. He says the art can come to the rescue of rural unemployed youth in his village. All he wishes is that the government should patronise Verb 1. patronise - do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of buy at, frequent, shop at, patronize, shop, sponsor back up, support - give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; and promote it. "We request the government and the people concerned that there are many possibilities to create employment for the youth. The government should start a big industry so that mass production can be started. So, unemployed people Noun 1. unemployed people - people who are involuntarily out of work (considered as a group); "the long-term unemployed need assistance" unemployed plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one can start working and earn their living," said Malik. The artiste has trained many young people, who in turn are encouraging others in learning the skills of making bamboo artifacts. Students who have learnt how to put bamboo poles and reeds in use are making household items like furniture, dustbins, tea mugs, wall hangings, and jewellery not only for their personal use but also for sale. "We encourage children in the village to pursue the art. We have trained people elsewhere and created job opportunities. There were people who were unemployed they took training from this centre. They are now working and earning a decent living," said Nabal Kishore, an artisan. The artisans say depending on the traditional bamboo art will not only preserve and promote the art, but will also stop rural people from migrating to cities in search of jobs. Bamboo is split into thin strips to craft beautiful items. Sourcing bamboo is economical and viable as it is the fastest growing woody plant woody plant: see herbaceous plant. in the world. Some of the prime species of bamboo have recorded growth rate of three to four feet in a single day. By Ajay Kumar (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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