Tat patti explained

Tat Patti (Tat pati) is an indigenous floor cover of narrow width made of coarse Jute. It was produced in Punjab region.^{[1] [2]} Tat patti was utilized as seating for students in government schools^[3] and provided to inmates in jail as well.^[4] It is still in use in rural India.^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

History

Tat Patti is made since the times of Mughals; a 17th-century French gem merchant and traveler Jean-Baptiste Tavernier mentions Tat made of Jute in his travel history to India.^[9]

Product

Tat Patti is a handloom product of carpet weaving, and it is a narrow width carpet of Jute or hemp, similar to a long narrow mat, rug, or cheap coarse carpet. The texture of the cloth is similar to a gunny sack used for bagging. Tat weaving was also present in parts of Gujarat. Carpet weavers were stitching pieces together after weaving them in small pieces. (The sizes were 9 yards X 8 inches).^[10]

Manufacturing

Manufacturing Tat Patti was common in villages and rural Punjab. Tat weaving was one of the crafts in Punjab jails. Prisoners were used to weaving Tat Patti along with other coarse cotton cloths during their term in prisons.

National Council of Educational Research and Training was used to take the initiative for vocational education of Tat weaving along with various other pieces of training programs.^[11]

Use

Tat Patti was a well-accepted arrangement of sitting in schools.^[12] As a floor cover, floor mat, and a cheap carpet to cover and sitting purpose.

See also

Dhurrie

Notes and References

1. Book: Tortora. Phyllis G.. The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles. Johnson. Ingrid. 2013-09-17. A&C Black. 978-1-60901-535-0. 612. en.
2. Book: Powell, B. H. Baden. Hand-Book of the Manufactures and Arts of the Punjab; with a combined Glossary and Index of Vernacular Trades and Technical Terms; forming Vol. II to the Handbook of the Economic Products of the Punjab. 1872. 75.
3. Book: Singh . Y. P. . Indian Villages 2020 (in 2 Volumes)vision And Mission (vol. 1)strategies And Suggested Development Models (vol 2) . 2006 . Concept Publishing Company . 978-81-8069-321-2 . 92 . en.
4. Book: Josson, Suma. Mahua Tola Gets a School: Education Guarantee Scheme in Madhya Pradesh. 2001. Rajiv Gandhi Shiksha Mission, Government of Madhya Pradesh. en.
5. Book: Singh. Y. P.. Indian Villages 2020 (in 2 Volumes)vision And Mission (vol. 1)strategies And Suggested Development Models (vol 2). 2006. Concept Publishing Company. 978-81-8069-321-2. 92. en.
6. Book: Dua, Radha. Women Education. APH Publishing. 978-81-313-0434-1. 174. en.
7. Book: Singh, Y. P.. Parishad Vs. Private Schools: A Comparative Analysis. 1999. APH Publishing. 978-81-7648-106-9. 28. en.
8. Physical and Financial Resources

   Acequate physical and financial resources are being provided to fulfill requirements of BRCs and NPRCs to fulfill its requirements. T.V., V.C.R., Generator set, video and audio set, books, magazines etc., Tat Patti, dari, Chairs, tables, etc

   The block resource Centre (BRC) at block level and Naya panchayat Resource Centre (NPRC) at cluster level provide regular academic support

9. ''Tat or Tànt^ perhaps, i.e, the fibre known as jute, with which gunny bags are made. It is produced by Corchorus capsularis (Linn). Or it may be that this refers to the coarser kinds of cotton, or to hemp, such as the so-called Deccani hemp produced by Hibiscus cannabinus''

   Page number 262 Travels in India

   by Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste, 1605-1689; Ball, V. (Valentine), 1843-1895, tr

10. Book: Trivedi A. B.. Wealth Of Gujarat (1943). 1943. A. B. Trivedi, Birla College, Jaipur. 143.
11. Book: Mishra Arun K.. Learning By Doing. 1990. National Council Of Educational Research and Training. 95, 98.
12. ''the basic schools used tat patti ings were in such a state of dilapidation (jute mat) and made the children sit on ... Likewise, many of the Again, tatpalti used in the basic schools''

    https://The Indian Journal of Adult Education - Volume 46 - Page 45/