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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Lots of effort has gone into the making of this documentation. We would like to give our sincere thanks to all those who helped in the completion of this craft documentation on applique work. We take this opportunity to extend our gratitude to our Project coordinator Mr. Girish P T, Executive Director, Kerala State Institute of Design, Kollam for giving us a chance to study about a traditional craft, and to experience the life in Rajasthan. We also take this opportunity to express our deep sense of gratitude to the Bhandhli village people for providing us information about the craft and for all the help they offered for us. We are thankful to Mr.Arvind Ojha, Secretary Urmul Trust and Mr. Vikram Singh, Secretary, Gramin Vikas Evam Chetna Sansthan, Barmer for allowing us to visit their organizations and study about applique work. We are obliged to the staff members of Urmul Seemant, Bajju and Gramin Vikas Chetna Sansthan, Barmer for giving us valuable information in their respective fields. We are grateful for their cooperation. Lastly we thank almighty, our family and friends for all their constant encouragements and all the Rajasthani people we met, for all the help they offered during our journey.