The Backstage of Phulkari

Phulkaris are the treasured textile craft of Panjab. Revered the world over for their aura and festive appeal, they exhibit scintillating magic of threads and crafts to the spectators in the world of culture and fashion. The Phulkari show is one of grandeur and splendour which leaves the audience spellbound and awestruck.

This goes the story on stage.

What does Phulkari mean to the stalwarts behind the stage, the concept conceivers, the magic makers?

When a story is written, the writer pours his heart onto the paper. Fiction or not, they are a mirror to the mind, a reflection of thoughts, and a tale of lives that touched.

Phulkaris are the stories women in Panajb write with a needle-thread in hand and a bundle of emotions somewhere within. Like all beautiful tales, Phulkaris witness these women through a journey, stand by them through the highs and lows, and become their venue to vent and bleed. Phulkaris are an expression of women marvelled by the gift of life, narrating festivity and fertility. Or the endeavour of women engulfed in struggle and hardships to find joy. Phulkaris are crafted over times spent by two women together cherishing conversations over tabbar matters. Or women thinking of their children, planning of their marriage years in advance. Or women divulging in sincere devotion to the almighty for the sacredness of life.

Each Phulkari has a story to tell. And each story is heart-felt enchantment.

Design

Colour

Fabric

Needle

Thread

It is no wonder that these baghs look every bit of treasures that they are. Phulkaris not only set the seal for tradition and inheritance, they also gave a meaning and purpose to the lives of these women. These phulkaris were womens best friend, their soul mate, their secret and their life. Indeed, the Phulkari show is a treat to the spectators’ eyes, but life to the director!