Bagru ka Tour

Excursion

Bagru ka Tour is an experience of walking through a series of visceral nature of livelihoods connected to the crafts of hand-making in textiles.

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How is life like in Bagru?

Let’s walk into the living world of a craft practicing village - Bagru, with conversations connecting people, environment and local crafts through stories and cultures.

2500 INR
Individual Cost
2 hours
Duration
Bagru
Locations
a placeholder poster for the Bagru ta Tour Excursion featuring a cow walking over indigo-dyed fabric laid out to dry

As an outside viewer, we were engulfed with the sensation of awe and humility when confronted by—the diversity in skills of artisans, the vast vocabularies of patterns and motifs, and the sheer large scale of production capacities. All of it at one place—Bagru.

We loved that feeling.

We took the conscious decision to co ntextually interpret this complex network of craftspeople rooted in their surroundings and traditions yet dynamically influenced by new global stimulus—climate, economic, scientific, social, political.

a pot filled with lime water and a piece of fabric with mud resist pattern printed on it lay on the ground The local washer person performing the activity of washing the pieces of fabric
A small celebration at the streets of Bagru village.

You perceive that you do not know anything about the neighbourhood but, at the same time, you understand the emotion they are evoking. Your senses are enliven and you fill the gaps of the story in your head. You are a part of the story that you are experiencing.

All is one.

We want you to face this story the same way we did years ago, as if he/she is immersing in a series of live performances in a living museum.

Wabisabi Project

In the process of drying the wet dyed pieces of fabric under the summer sun. The local indigo dyers sits beside his under ground indigo vat and dips a piece of large block printed fabric.

Photos from Us

 The local washer person and block printers removing the dried pieces of block printed fabric laid out in the sun on the ground. A man using a tool to fold huge chunks of fabric. The Bagru villagers drying pieces of fabric on the floors of big fields. The local artisans of Bagru engaged in the process of stirring the fabric in the hot pot to fix the black and the blue color. Strolling through the fields of Bagru where the Jajam textile is laid on the floor for drying by the community of local artisans. A little girl swinging on the tree where the washed clothes are drying. A normal day at the village surrounded by the cattle all through the day. The village Dhobi folding the clothes that had dried after the wash.

Quotes from You

The walk through Bagru was incredibly eye-opening.

Thank you so much for incorporating social economic and transcultural consdierations into the discussion of the history and current status of this craft. Opened my eyes tremendously.

Breathe Easy

The countryside location of our studio has been designed with natural ventilation in mind, with large windows and doors that allow the breeze to flow through.

The design prioritizes open spaces for people can move around and socialize freely without feeling confined. The pockets of privacy and community provide a sense of security and belonging. The studio embraces industrial style and leaves essential elements and services exposed, albeit neatly arranged, providing easy access for maintenance.
Over the years, working with Nature has helped us realise 'less is more and usually more effective'. We intend to continue working hard to make simple systems more sophisticated.