Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Urdu term or phrase:
handloom
English translation:
loom operated by hand
Added to glossary by
Iren Rad
Apr 19, 2006 10:55
18 yrs ago
Urdu term
sussi
Urdu to English
Other
Other
Please tell me what does mean "handloom weaves " and "sussi" here?
The handloom weaves of Pakistan have been spinning their magic for generations. Cotton and silk fabrics produced today carry on a centuries old tradition in design and craftsmanship incorporating modern quality and design techniques. ….The wonders of handloom include: sussi, striped and checked material in silk and cotton;
http://www.pakboi.gov.pk/Bfacts/made_in_pakistan.html
The handloom weaves of Pakistan have been spinning their magic for generations. Cotton and silk fabrics produced today carry on a centuries old tradition in design and craftsmanship incorporating modern quality and design techniques. ….The wonders of handloom include: sussi, striped and checked material in silk and cotton;
http://www.pakboi.gov.pk/Bfacts/made_in_pakistan.html
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | loom operated by hand |
Balasubramaniam L.
|
| 4 | Name of a handloom product. |
abufaraz
|
Proposed translations
+1
3 hrs
Balasubramaniam L.
India
India
India
Fast, accurate, elegant translation
Native in: Hindi 
Works in: English to Hindi, Hindi
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Urdu term (edited):
handloom
Selected
loom operated by hand
Aburiaz has already proposed a very good answer for your original question.
Here I am only adding a note in answer to your supplimentary question on what handloom is.
Handloom is a loom operated by hand. A loom, as you would know, is a gadget for weaving cloth. In most homes in the Indian subcontinent handlooms were quite common till the last century. There were special classes of people who spun cloth on these looms, example julahas, to which the famous saint Kabir belonged.
With the coming of the power looms and later the textile mills the livelihood of these people crashed.
Mahatma Gandhi tried to revive these handlooms and one of the central precepts of Gandhian philosophy is to use only handspun cloth for personal use. He called it Khadi, and it was as important to him as was truth and ahimsa.
So handloom simply means a loom operated by hand. Beautiful cloth can be produced on these looms and many fashionable garments, upholstery and other products are made from it. They provide livelihood to thousands of people in the Indian subcontinent.
Here I am only adding a note in answer to your supplimentary question on what handloom is.
Handloom is a loom operated by hand. A loom, as you would know, is a gadget for weaving cloth. In most homes in the Indian subcontinent handlooms were quite common till the last century. There were special classes of people who spun cloth on these looms, example julahas, to which the famous saint Kabir belonged.
With the coming of the power looms and later the textile mills the livelihood of these people crashed.
Mahatma Gandhi tried to revive these handlooms and one of the central precepts of Gandhian philosophy is to use only handspun cloth for personal use. He called it Khadi, and it was as important to him as was truth and ahimsa.
So handloom simply means a loom operated by hand. Beautiful cloth can be produced on these looms and many fashionable garments, upholstery and other products are made from it. They provide livelihood to thousands of people in the Indian subcontinent.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
abufaraz
: Nice expalanation Bala, but unfortunately this ancient art is vanishing gradually here in Pakistan. The Govt Dept of Heritage (Qaumi Lok Virsa) and some NGOs are , however, trying very hard to keep it alive by paronising it. Regards
1 hr
|
|
Thanks. Same is the case in India, although the Khadi Gramodyog Mandals are doing what they can to promote handlooms, but here too it is a dying art.
|
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you both. I am so sorry only one answer should be graded."
2 hrs
Name of a handloom product.
This appears to be the name given to some artistic handloom product which might have some features or design resembling the attire worn by 'Sussi', the heroine of famous love tragedy 'Sussi Punoo' which happened in the desert area 'Thal' of Punjab, centuries ago. Handsome poetic contributions on this folk tale have been made in Punjabi (and other native languages), in which the poets have explicitly described the beauty and other characteristics (including the dress etc) of SUSSI. Some fanciful weaver having literary and artistic taste and fervour might have picked up the design from the lines and using his crafrsmanship practically, might have produced some marvel of a fabric and named it as 'SUSSI'
This is what I perceive from 'Sussi' with respect to Weavers and Handlooms.
This is what I perceive from 'Sussi' with respect to Weavers and Handlooms.
Discussion