The Peoples' Institute for Re-thinking Education and Development
SHIKSHANTAR - UDAIPUR AS A LEARNING CITY
MAGICAL TREASURE HUNT IN THE OLD CITY
Welcome to Udaipur!!! We are excited to share our city with you. Your team has a special mission to 'discover' and click a photo with the following amazing people of Udaipur's old city.
Listen to their stories - how did they start the work? What is their process of making things? How did they learn and who are their gurus? Who is in their family? What are the stories of their best experiences with this work and living in the old city? Who is someone else who inspires them in the old city?
1.Traditional Miniature painting artist
2. Traditional Picchwai artist
3. Traditional Puppeteer
4. Traditional Wooden Toys Maker
5. Traditional Meenakari mirror artist
6. Leather diary maker
7. Traditional Potter
8. Patal Dona maker (traditional leaf plates)
9. Handmade T-shirt painter
10. Music shop with traditional instruments - get a photo with a morchang
11. Street Musician
12. Soapstone sculptor
13. Shop with antique swords and daggers
14. Lala’s gulab jamun sweets
15. Traditional silver jewellry maker
16. Ithra - local perfume maker
17. Old coins from Mewar kingdom
18. Local tailor (get a photo with ghagra choli dress)
19. Traditional silver jewellery maker (check out their tools)
20. Traditional jhadoo broom maker
21. Kavaad wooden storytelling box
22. Bamboo basket maker
23. Artist who paints on rice
24. Bavri - active traditional water harvesting system
25. Pyaoo gift culture water refill station
26. Photo at Elephant statue at Jagdish Mandir (final meeting place)
You will have 3 hours to complete your mission. You must return to Jagdish Mandir by ______ PM at the latest. If you find more amazing people, please share their contacts with us.
Contact Manish Jain, Shikshantar if you need any help 8290784189.
p.s. It will be great if you create a similar treasure hunt for your city/community as well.
