WHAT IS UTTAD PROJECT?
The Ministry of Minority Affairs has launched a new scheme 'Upgrading The Skills And Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts Development' (USTTAD), which, aims to preserve the heritage of traditional arts and crafts of minorities and build the capacity of traditional crafts persons and artisans. The scheme aims at capacity building and updating the traditional skills of master crafts persons and artisans.
With the objective of training and upgrading the skills of craft persons belonging to the minority communities thereby preserving traditional ancestral arts/crafts being practiced by them.
The royal craft
Bhopali Batua
Bhopal, also known as the city of lakes, is rich in its art and culture.
The capital city of Madhya Pradesh retained its old charm through its crafts despite growth in industrialization. One such lineage craft is the Bhopali Batua.
Bhopali Batua is a small purse or batuas famous for their beautiful and intricate designs.
They are essentially small semi-spherical-shaped purses with beads & sequin-shaped stars stitched on the face of the batua.
They are popular among locals for carrying coins, betel nuts, cloves, perfumes, beetle leaves (paan), and other mouth fresheners.
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