Manoj Jain
HAMPI: As part of the third Culture Working Group Meeting of G20 on July 11 the Culture Working Group, Ministry of Culture has set a Guinness World record for the largest display of Lambaniitems’.
Over 450 Lambani women artisans and cultural practitioners associated with SandurKushala Kala Kendra came together to create these items using GI-tagged SandurLambani embroidery having 1755 patchworks. This Guinness World Record endeavour is aligned with the PM’s campaign of Mission ‘LiFe’ (Lifestyle for environment) and the CWG’s initiative for ‘Culture for LiFe’, an environmentally conscious lifestyle and a concerted action towards sustainability.
Speaking on the occasion Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Prahlad Joshi said that the Lambani patchwork embroidery exemplifies many traditional sustainable practices of India and this sustainable practice aligns with the Prime Minister’s campaign, Mission ‘LiFe’ (Lifestyle for environment), and the Culture Working Group’s initiative for ‘Culture for Life,’ which promotes an environmentally conscious lifestyle and concerted action towards sustainability.
