Which are the famous handicraft of Khyber pakhtunkhaw
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Peshawar, the Walled City of yore, remains in the news mostly for terror attacks. The extensive coverage of terror-related activities has overshadowed the fact that this city, which is one of the oldest living cities in the region, has a glorious cultural heritage as well.
In olden times, artisans from other countries would visit Peshawar to introduce their artefacts to the locals. Cultural activist and intellectual, Dr Salahuddin, says that ‘Peshawar’ is derived from the term ‘Pesha war’ meaning ‘City of artisans or skilled people’. As art and artisans thrived various bazaars were named after respective trades or skills like Bazaar-i-Misgaran (coppersmith bazaar), Reti (ironsmith) Bazaar, Batair Bazan (quail market) and Chik Sazan (bamboo blinds bazaar). The main bazaar Qissa Khwani means ‘story-tellers’ bazaar.
It is heartening to learn that efforts are being made to revive the glorious art and culture of the city on individual and collective basis. The Artisan Village set up in 2012 by the Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) is among such endeavours. Launched at the Mughal Caravan Serai cells of the historical Gor Khattri Archaeological Complex, the project aims at reviving the dying arts and crafts of the city.
In 1641, Jahan Ara Begum, daughter of Mughal Emperor Shahjehan, ordered the construction of Caravan Serai here for travellers and traders travelling to and from Afghanistan and Central Asia through this route. During the British period, many of the serai cells were replaced with new settlements and only a few were retained. These have now been restored by the Directorate of Archaeology and Museums Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
An innovative project by the Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa aims to revive the centuries of crafts in the province
Safdar Ali is happy to teach his art
At the Artisan Village trainers work to impart their skills to trainees. “There are 18 master trainers and each has two trainees. A trainer gets Rs10,000 per month while a trainee receives Rs5,000 as stipend. They are also provided raw material, while revenue generated from the sale of the prepared products is reinvested to provide more raw material to the artisans,” says Zakirullah, who manages the project.
The products are exhibited for sale at the display centre set up at the same venue besides the Tourist Information Centre. These are also displayed at exhibitions organised in different parts of the country from time to time.
One of the trainers at the Artisan Village is 65-year-old Riaz Ahmed, who is imparting wax painting training to two students including a girl. Introduced in the subcontinent during the Mughal era, wax painting has been one of the famous arts for centuries.
Mohammed Khalil laments that the use of Qaraquli cap is fading away
Ahmed, a member of Qaumi Dastkari Council Pakistan, was awarded Medal of Excellence in 2012. Chosen by the Tourism and Culture Ministry to participate in an exhibition held in .