Mohammed Yusuf Khatri is an Indian master craftsman born:, in village of
Bagh
Bagh ( fa, باغ, link=no, meaning "garden") may refer to:
Places India
* Bagh Caves in Madhya Pradesh, India
* Bagh, Dhar, a town in Madhya Pradesh, India
Iran
* Bagh, Ardabil, a village in Ardabil Province
* Bagh, Larestan, a village ...
,
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the second ...
, who had learnt the traditional Craft of
Bagh Print
Bagh print is a traditional Indian handicraft originating in Bagh, Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh, India. The process is characterised by hand printed wood block relief prints with naturally sourced pigments and dyes. Bagh print motifs are ty ...
at a young age by his father Ismail Khatri and mother Mrs Jetun Khatri.
His family has been working in the trade of traditional Alizarin Bagh print since 7th century.
As he began early in life, most part of his life is experienced for Bagh hand block printing.
Notable work
Earlier Mohammed Yusuf Khatri and his family used to prefabricate different traditional dresses for the persons belonging to different castes living in tribal area of Bagh block of Dhar district of
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the second ...
. Because the people of different castes and families had different dresses like Maroo, Jat, Meghwal, Mahajan, Bhil, Bhilala society and they were identified with their dresses. After 1990 Mohammed Yusuf Khatri did new experiments on the clothes for urban market. He did block printing with hand and designed cultural clothing firstly.
He also experimented incorporating modernity in the wooden blocks and colours in such a way that its fame and popularity could be established for a long time on the national and international level.
He proved his imagination true by making craft on bamboo mat, leather, jute etc. besides cloth,
Bagh Print
Bagh print is a traditional Indian handicraft originating in Bagh, Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh, India. The process is characterised by hand printed wood block relief prints with naturally sourced pigments and dyes. Bagh print motifs are ty ...
was engraved with natural colours on
bamboo chick. This was the first experiment of the world which was completed with colours on bamboo mat.
It is notable that before or after popularity of Bagh print in the world, no example of such kind is recorded. Hence it is the first sample of such art in the world.
Bagh print tableau on republic day parade
The tableau of Bagh prints was displayed in republic day celebration parade 2011 from rajpath to red fort. This full tableau was based on live demo of Bagh prints. In this tableau Mohammed Yusuf Khatri exhibited the live demo of Bagh prints craft. on republic day celebration, the craft of Bagh prints was introduced to the former honourable president of india Pratibha Devisingh Patil & Honourable vice president Dr. Hamid Ansari & the then honourable prime minister Dr. Manmohan Singh took the information of excellencies of Bagh prints and admired the craft person a lot.
Awards and honour
International
Award of excellence for handicraft by
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international coope ...
2014
Seal of Excellence for Handicrafts by
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international coope ...
2007
National
National award 2003 (Handicraft) by ministry of textiles, government of india.
National award 2003 (Handloom) by ministry of textiles, government of india.
State level
State award 1998-1999 by government of Madhya Pradesh
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Khatri, Mohammed Yusuf
Indian artisans
Indian printers
Indian portrait painters
1967 births
Living people
People from Dhar district
Indian male painters
20th-century Indian painters
Painters from Madhya Pradesh
20th-century Indian male artists