Batik
designing technology of cloth from Far East has reached Barak valley of
Assam and it is generating employment in the rural districts of
Hylakandi and Cachar, thanks to Gurudev RabindraNath Tagore, whose 150th
birth anniversary is being commemorated throughout the world.
Santiniketan and Sriniketan of West Bengal have become famous for this
far eastern art ‘batik’ product as well during last eight decades.
Batik
is a process of decorating cloth by covering a part of it with a coat
of natural wax and then dyeing the cloth. The process as well as the
ingredients used both are very simple. On the other hand, colourful
‘Batik’ prints for home furnishings as well as garments are of great
demand in both domestic and international markets.
Tagore never
visited Barak Valley of South Assam. But, former students of
Santiniketan and Sriniketan who originally hailed from this valley have
now come back to introduced this art in the rural districts of Hylakandi
and Cachar of Barak Valley in the state of Assam.
During this
puja festivity, batik products got high demand in the local market of
Barak valley as well. Its employment generation potential is also being
projected as very promising in near future.
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