What is Sari Festival “VIRAASAT” and who organizing it ?
The first phase of Sari Festival “VIRAASAT”- Celebrating 75 handwoven Saris of India started on 16th December 2022 and concluded on 30th December 2022. The event was inaugurated by Hon’ble Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman on 16th December 2022, along with Hon’ble Minister of State Smt. Darshana Jardosh.
The second phase of the Sari Festival “VIRAASAT”- Celebrating 75 handwoven Saris of Indiawill begin from 3rd to 17th January 2023 at Handloom Haat, Janpath, New Delhi. The Ministry of Textiles is organizing the festival.
A social media campaign has been launched under a common hashtag #MySariMyPride to support our handloom weavers. A series of activities are planned to for the visiting public such as:
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Viraasat-Celebrating the heritage: Curated display of handloom saris.
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Viraasat-Ek Dharohar: Direct retail of saris by weavers
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Viraasat Ke Dhage: Live loom demonstration
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Viraasat–kal se kal tak : Workshops and talks on sari and sustainability
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Viraasat–Nritya Sanskriti: Famous Folk dances of Indian culture
A brief list of Saris given below: –
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States
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Prominent sari varieties
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Andhra Pradesh
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Uppada Jamdhani Sari, Venkatagiri Jamdani Cotton Sari, Kuppadam Sari, Chirala Silk Cotton Sari, Madhavaram Sari and Polavaram Sari
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Kerala
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Balaramapuram Sari and Kasavu Sari
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Telengana
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Pochampally Sari, Siddipet Gollabamma Sari and Narayanpet Sari
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Tamilnadu
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Kancheepuram Silk Sari, Arni Silk Saris, Thirubuvanam Silk Sari, Vilandai Cotton Sari, Madurai Sari, Paramakudi Cotton Sari, Aruppukottai Cotton Sari, Dindigul Cotton Sari, Coimbatore Cotton Sari, Salem Silk Sari and Coimbatore (Soft) Silk Saris & Kovai Kora Cotton Saris
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Maharashtra
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Paithani Sari, Karvath Kathi Sari and Nagpur Cotton Sari
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Chhattisgarh
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Tussar Silk Sari of Champa
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Madhya Pardesh
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Maheshwari Sari and Chanderi Sari
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Gujarat
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Patola Sari, Tangaliya Sari, Ashawali sari and Kuchchi Sari/ Bhujodi sari
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Rajsthan
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Kota Doria Sari
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Uttar Pradesh
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Lalitpuri Sari, Banaras Brocade, Jangla, Tanchoi, Cutwork, and Jamdani
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Jammu & Kashmir
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Pashmina Sari
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Bihar
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Bhagalpuri Silk Sari and Bawan Buti Sari
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Odisha
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Kotpad Sari and Gopalpur Tassar Sari
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West Bengal
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Jamdani, Santipuri and Tangail
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Jharkhand
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Tussar and Gichha Silk Sari
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Karnataka
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Ilkal Sari
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Assam
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Muga Silk Sari, Mekhla Chadar (Sari)
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Punjab
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Embd. & Croch (Phulkari)
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