THE ART OF BAGH PRINT TRADITIONAL AND ECO FRIENDLYASPECTS

Block printing is an ancient art that has been practiced in India for thousands of years. The Bagh print originated from Sind, now in Pakistan when a group of Muslim Khatri artisans migrated from Sind to Manwar and then to Bagh in present day Madhya Pradesh. Bagh is a village in Dhar district of M. P. The crafts IsmailSulman Khatri moved to Bagh village in 1960 and began practicing and giving new dimensions to block printing, the art which was already being practiced by 80% of tribal Adivasi population.