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Pabiben Rabari

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Pabiben Rabari is an Indian embroiderer from Bhadroi Village in Anjar Taluka of Kutch, Gujarat. She started embroidery work at an early age and invented a new embroidery art form called 'Hari Jari'. Rabari formed a company to produce a line of shopping bags called the Pabi Bag[1] that is used in many Bollywood and Hollywood Movies.[2]

Early life

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Pabiben[3] dropped out of school after standard IV, and then later she has started the Embroidery Work.[4]

Participation & design selection

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  • Design Selected for Hollywood Film “ The Other End of The Line
  • Pabiben’s design has been selected for Bollywood Film “Luck by Chance
  • Selection for Santa Fe Folk Art Festival, Santa Fe, USA, Year 2013
  • Participate in International Buyer Seller Meet, Ahmedabad, Year 2015
  • Participate in Design Workshop with Vietnamese artisans in Delhi
  • Participate in theme based exhibition-Kutch center of the world at India International Centre, New Delhi.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Honour for Kutch woman who promoted hari jari, 59 others". 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  2. ^ "Rabari woman goes global with her bags - Times of India". The Times of India. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  3. ^ Tyabji, Laila (2007). Threads & Voices. Marg Publications.
  4. ^ "Mumbai Diary: Saturday dossier". 5 December 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  5. ^ "pabiben.com In News". www.pabiben.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.