A testament to the rich culture of Sheopur is the craft of lacquer which has about 400 years of history hidden in its glinting curves.
It is a six inch round everyday breakfast bread. A small ball of dough is spread across a stone platform with the palm dipped in milk. Texturing it with the impression of the fingers, the naan-wai pulls the stretchy dough off the stone and slaps it on the warm oven wall gently. It come out with golden on the upper side and white on the lower and is usually had with butter or jam along with nun-chai.
A mother, wife, daughter, sister, a farmer, a mason, a carpenter, a cattle rearer, a sweeper,
The lush earth , in an embrace with fabric, sprouts beautiful patterns. And the earth
Woven carpets – a rich woven textile that is designed to adorn the naked floor till
Bundele har bolo ke muh humne suni kahani thi ….. Lights cascading from fountains of
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