GUNDRI (गुन्द्री)

How many of you remember unrolling a "Gundri" (गुन्द्री) to sit on the floor????? When I used to go to my village we used to have a lot of extra "Gundries"(गुन्द्री) rolled up and stacked in place for use. It used to be the basic and the most necessary tool in any home of my village. It is used to sit and gossip with friends and family, can be used to make an extra matress to sleep and also to dry pulses and grains in the sun!!!! It has various uses and is handy in every homes!!!

"Gundri"(गुन्द्री) is a biodegradable Nepali carpet made out of hay. It is used in villages and are locally made by the women who runs the household. It is massively used all around Nepalese villages but now runs a doubt of continuity with the increasing lifestyles of people and coming of cheap carpets in the markets. Also time and skills required to make "Gundri"(गुन्द्री) is diminishing with every generation and years.

Above pictures shows women making "Gundri"(गुन्द्री) for their household in our very own traditional manner. The equipments required are a rectangular framework of wood known as "TAAN", rope to stack hay into, top and bottom wood structure with holes for rope to run between them and most importantly a woman with skills to put it all into place.