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Hemoprova Chutia: The Weaver Who Embroidered the Bhagwad Gita Without Reading It

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Assam's master weaver Hemoprova Chutia, awarded the Padma Shri, embroidered the complete Bhagwad Gita in Sanskrit and English onto a 280-foot cloth, despite not being fluent in either language.
Her work highlights traditional Assamese weaving and a lifelong commitment to craft.

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Assam's master weaver Hemoprova Chutia, awarded the Padma Shri, embroidered the complete Bhagwad Gita in Sanskrit and English onto a 280-foot cloth, despite not being fluent in either language. Her work highlights traditional Assamese weaving and a lifelong commitment to craft.

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पंडवानी की प्रसिद्ध गायिका तीजन बाई का निधन हो गया है। उन्होंने छत्तीसगढ़ की लोककला को विश्व मंच तक पहुंचाया। अपने तंबूरे और अनूठी शैली से उन्होंने महाभारत के पात्रों को जीवंत किया।

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पद्म विभूषण तीजन बाई का 70 वर्ष की आयु में निधन, पंडवानी कला को दिलाई थी पहचान

पंडवानी की प्रसिद्ध गायिका और पद्म विभूषण से सम्मानित तीजन बाई का 70 वर्ष की आयु में निधन हो गया। उन्होंने महाभारत की कथाओं को अपनी अनूठी शैली में प्रस्तुत कर इस लोक कला को विश्व स्तर पर पहचान दिलाई थी।

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