Thatta Kedona on Samaa TV
Monday, March 10, 2025
On March 8, Samaa TV, Pakistan's private news channel, aired a video report honoring the amazing women artisans in our hamlet, Thatta Ghulamka Dhiroka, in District Okara, Pakistan, in honor of International Women's Day. These women and girls produce beautiful handicrafts, such as ethnic dolls, that symbolize many parts of Pakistan under the auspices of Thatta Kedona. Dr. Senta Siller, a German anthropologist and designer, started this project over thirty years ago.
Click here to watch.
Labels: Dolls, Thatta Kedona
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 10:45 AM,
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گڑیوں کے گاؤں
Saturday, March 8, 2025
پاکستان کے صوبۂ پنجاب کے ضلع اوکاڑہ میں ایک گاؤں ایسا بھی ہے جو 'گڑیوں کے گاؤں' کے نام سے مشہور ہے۔ گاؤں کی بہت سی ہنر مند خواتین گڑیا تیار کرتی ہیں جنہیں مختلف ممالک میں ایکسپورٹ کیا جاتا ہے۔ اس گاؤں میں یہ کام کیسے شروع ہوا اور خواتین کس طرح آگے آئیں؟ جانیے نوید نسیم کی اس رپورٹ میں۔
Labels: Dolls Village, Thatta Kedona
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 9:51 AM,
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Pakistan’s crafts for empowerment: Dr. Gwendolyn Kulick's Work
The academic journey of German design researcher and Professor Dr. Gwendolyne Kulick is both extensive and impressive. She volunteered for the Thatta Kedona project from 2004 to 2017 and taught at the BNU in Lahore before moving to the University of Cairo in 2015. She also contributed to the Berlin Ethnology Museum’s Thatta Kedona doll display until 2017. Her doctoral research focused on the Thatta Kedona doll project in the small Pakistani village of Thatta Ghulamka Dhiroka, located in the Okara District. Dr. Kulick completed her PhD at the School of Design and Art at Wuppertal University in Germany, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Brigitte Wolf. Her dissertation explored the topic of "Pakistan’s crafts for empowerment."
This link provides access to key sections of her dissertation, including details about the contributors and their perspectives.
Here is the complete YouTube video.
Labels: Dr. Gwendolyn Kulick, Research, Thatta Kedona
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 9:40 AM,
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