Insha e Noor: Threads of Empowerment
Art, Creativity & Culture
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Documentary, Special Interest, Short Films, U, 01-Jan-2016
This short film on the paper-cutting craft of Saanjhi and how it is transforming the lives of women from Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti. The women cut patterns of jaalis, motifs, and patterns from the Mughal-era monuments situated in Nizamuddin, and create products like lamps, screens, tea-lights, bookmarks and notebooks. The 800 years of heritage providing livelihood means to its people now.
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