Guinness World Record Created for Lambani Art at the 3rd G20 Culture Working Group Meeting.: As part of the third G20 culture working group (CWG) meeting in Hampi, a Guinness world record was created for the ‘largest display of Lambani items’.
On July 10, a Guinness World Record was created for displaying a total of 1755 Lambani items.
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This record has been made under the ‘Culture Unites All’ campaign of the Culture Working Group, Ministry of Culture. More than 450 Lambani women artisans and cultural practitioners associated with Sandur Kushala Kala Kendra Kendra (SKKK) came together to create these items using GI-tagged Sandur Lambani embroidery having 1755 patchworks.
This World Record endeavour is in accordance with the PM’s campaign of Mission ‘LiFe’ (Lifestyle for environment). Sandur Kushal Kala Kendra (SKKK) is aiming to revive traditional crafts and enhance the livelihoods of craftswomen by nurturing their skills.
Lambani Art:
Lambani embroidery is prevalent in several villages of Karnataka such as Sandur, Keri Tanda, Mariyammanahalli, etc. It is mainly performed by skilled women of the Lambani community for their livelihood.
Lambani crafts involve skillfully stitching together small pieces of discarded cloth to make beautiful clothes. It is a combination of colourful threads, mirror work, and a rich array of stitch patterns. Lambani art is also known as Banjara embroidery.
