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🍃 Chapter 3: Winds of Change • Check Your Understanding

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Q1

I Work in pairs to complete the table on pankha. Share your answers with your classmates and teacher.

State Type of Fan Material Used
Rajasthan appliqué hand fan ________________
________________ gold thread
temple hand fans ________________
Gujarat mirror work hand fans ________________
________________ beads
________________ leather, decorated with thread and wool
West Bengal sola hand fans ________________
Uttar Pradesh ________________ pure gold, silver zari, silk and satin frills
Bihar ________________ bamboo
  • Rajasthan:
    • appliqué hand fan → Pieces of fabric in different shapes and patterns sewn onto another cloth with ornamental needlework
    • zardozi hand fan → gold thread
    • temple hand fans → Engraved brass (with a long handle)
  • Gujarat:
    • mirror work hand fans → Pure cotton embellished with mirror work (and cross-stitch embroidery)
    • beads hand fan → beads (with a silver handle)
    • Kutch hand-stitched leather hand fans → leather, decorated with thread and wool
  • West Bengal:
    • sola hand fans → Milky-white spongy centre of the sola (water grass)
  • Uttar Pradesh:
    • Phadh hand fans → pure gold, silver zari, silk and satin frills
  • Bihar:
    • Colourful and sturdy bamboo hand fans → bamboo