Pabiben Rabari
Pabiben Rabari is an Indian embroiderer from Bhadroi village in Anjar taluka, Kutch, Gujarat. She began her embroidery work at an early age and later invented a new embroidery art form called Hari Jari. Rabari also founded a company to produce a line of shopping bags called the Pabi Bag,[1] which has been featured in several Bollywood and Hollywood movies.[2]
Early life
[edit]Pabiben dropped out of school after completing standard IV and later she started working in embroidery.[3]
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.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Honour for Kutch woman who promoted hari jari, 59 others". The Indian Express. 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ^ Rupera, Prashant (8 March 2015). "Rabari woman goes global with her bags - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ^ M Kamal, Hassan; Mitter, Suprita; Behrawala, Krutika (5 December 2015). "Mumbai Diary: Saturday dossier". Mid Day. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ^ "pabiben.com In News". www.pabiben.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2016-07-27.