Bagh Print

Why in news?

• Women from Madhya Pradesh learn to make Bagh print bags under the ‘Safe Tourist Places project’

About Bagh Print:

• Bagh prints of Madhya Pradesh derived its name from the village Bagh on the banks of the Bagh River.
• Bagh print and associated bags are known as an important part of Dhar’s identity.
• The cloth used is usually cotton and silk cloth.
• It is considered a 1000-year-old wooden hand-block print and is believed to be started by the Khatri community around the Indus Valley times.
• This handicraft style is geographically tagged and registered.

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PRACTICE QUESTION:

Bagh Print is a traditional Indian handicraft originating in the state of:

(a) Karnataka

(b) Telangana

(c)  Madhya Pradesh

(d) Maharashtra

Answer – C