Asian Journal of Home Science

Lalita Rani ¹, Jetinder Sohi ¹

Affiliations
1 Govt. Home Science College, Chandigarh (U.T.), IN

Abstract

School uniforms are the distinctive design clothing worn by the students of schools and are purposely designed for undifferentiated identification. The study aims to find out the suitability of the uniforms to the pre-school children and to find out the features required in the uniforms of the pre-school children. The study dealt with the uniforms of pre-school children which required meeting with teachers and mothers, and observing the uniforms of children. Therefore, survey method was used that included interview and observation. The major findings shows that regarding various features that should be there in the uniforms, the mothers preferred comfort followed by smartness and appeal of the uniform and good colour combination. Ease to care and self-help were at fourth and fifth place. A good style and its suitability of style to season were the next preferred factors. Other factors in their order of preference were durability and serviceability, economy, room for growth and colourfastness was the last rank given by the mothers of the preschooler’s uniform. Mothers found that uniforms were colourfast and were economical too.

Keywords

School Uniforms, Suitability, Durability, Colourfastness, Pre-School Children.

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Lalita Rani ¹, Kanwaljit Brar ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Apparel and Textile Science, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), IN

Abstract

Punjab has a rich tradition of arts and crafts. The traditional handicrafts of different types made from plant waste materials available in their vacinity were used in every household during the pre-independence period. Doaba and Majha were faster to adapt to the modern life style, while Malwa region with low literacy level continued with the traditional ways of life as well as craft making. But over the last two decades practice of handicraft making had sharp decline even in Malwa region. Thus, to document the valuable basketry craft, a sample of 180 respondents of rural women comprising of 60 women from each of the three selected districts of Malwa region namely, Ludhiana, Patiala and Bathinda, who had developed traditional handicrafts in their life-time was selected purposively. Older women were found to have made fifty or more traditional handicrafts from plant and agro-waste materials in their lifetime. All women used to carry out different activities of practicing craft in their leisure time such as spinning yarn on Charkha, weaving basketry products like Bohey/Chhikkoo, Katnee(s), etc. and embroidering the Phulkaris or baghs. The largest percentage of respondents (28.89%) had made Bohey/Chhikkoo followed by 19.45 per cent respondents who had made Chhabi(an) from plant and waste materials. None of the respondents was now found to be making these handicrafts for domestic use.

Keywords

Traditional Handicrafts, Agro-Waste Materials.

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Lalita Rani ¹, Kanwaljit Brar ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Apparel and Textile Science, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), IN

Abstract

The present study focused on the production process of bohey/chhikkoo the traditional handicrafts of Punjab, as these handicrafts are vanishing fast due to commercialization and changes in fashion trends. In rural Punjab, basketry weaving was mainly practiced by women to meet the domestic needs. In fact, the girls were taught to make basketry products at a very young age to prepare these as part of their trousseau. But during the present time, technological developments have made available the various types of durable and easy to care containers and baskets suitable for various end-uses at very affordable prices. As a result the traditional crafts of Punjab are fast losing their distinct individuality in terms of designs and raw materials being used for these. It is imperatives to document type of raw materials and tools that were used for making bohey/chhikkoo and their production process to preserve the traditional handicrafts for the posterity. A sample of 180 respondents of rural women, comprising of 60 women from each of the three selected districts of Malwa region namely, Ludhiana, Patiala and Bathinda, who had developed traditional handicrafts in their life-time, was selected purposively. The results showed that the presently only 13.88 per cent respondents were still practicing this craft, but made the basketry products only occasionally. Efforts in the direction of commercials of the basketry craft of Punjab need to be undertaken for the survival of this beautiful craft as been successfully done for the phulkari craft.

Keywords

Bohey/Chhikkoo, Production Process, Raw Materials, Traditional Handicrafts.

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Lalita Rani ¹, Jetinder Sohi ¹

Affiliations
1 Govt. Home Science College, Chandigarh (U.T.), IN

Abstract

A study on the uniforms of pre-school children of Chandigarh schools was taken up in order to find out the suitability of uniforms in terms of style, designs, details, colours and material; features required in the uniforms and opinions of mothers regarding the school uniforms of pre schoolers. All the preschool children in the study were in the age group of three to five years and were studying in the pre nursery, nursery or kindergarten class. Styles of summer uniforms for boys was almost same in all schools i.e. knicker with half sleeves shirt or Tshirt, there was however a slightly difference in the style of knicker as two schools had knicker with a bib. All schools had a belt but three schools had tie in uniforms. Commonly seen styles of uniforms for girls were- five schools had tunic/pleated skirt/pinafore and half sleeves shirt/Tshirt with belts, frocks and knicker with elasticated waistband with shirt/ T-T-shirt. The winter uniform was same for boys and girls in eleven schools. It was trouser and shirt with sweater, tie and jacket for boys, while girls had shirt, skirt with leggings, sweater, tie and jacket as their winter uniform. Five schools had tracksuits. Material of uniform of different schools was almost same i.e. terycot for shirts and trousers and acrylic for sweaters. Tracksuit and T-shirts were in hosiery material. Socks, belts and ties were of synthetic material. Black shoes were of leather and P.T. shoes were of canvas material.

Keywords

Details, Features, Suitability, Pre-Schoolers, Uniforms.

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