RAS question
Bandhni (Bandhej) tie-dye is specialty of which cities?
Correct answer: (C) Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur.
Bandhni, also called Bandhej, is the tie-and-dye textile speciality of Jaipur, Jodhpur and Udaipur.
Explanation
Bandhni or Bandhej is a Rajasthan textile tradition based on tying tiny knots in cloth before dyeing, which creates the characteristic dotted pattern after the tied portions resist colour. The official Rajasthan Tourism shopping page places Bandhej within the state’s dyed and block-printed textile range and specifically describes it as a tie-and-dye fabric associated with Jodhpur and Jaipur. For RAS craft-centre mapping, the Bandhni/Bandhej speciality belongs to Jaipur, Jodhpur and Udaipur; Jaipur also has Chipa Mohalla, while Jodhpur is a recognised centre. Udaipur fits the Jaipur-Jodhpur-Udaipur cluster of regional textile styles, not the Kota-Bundi, Ajmer-Pushkar, or Bikaner-Barmer pairs.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Kota is associated with Doria rather than Bandhni, so pairing it with Bundi does not belong to the Bandhej speciality of Jaipur, Jodhpur and Udaipur.
- (B) Ajmer and Pushkar are not primary Bandhni or Bandhej centres; the speciality is associated with Jaipur, Jodhpur and Udaipur.
- (D) Bikaner and Barmer are not part of the Jaipur-Jodhpur-Udaipur city group associated with Bandhni/Bandhej.
Concept
Rajasthan’s art-and-culture map of textile crafts often appears through craft-to-centre matching in RAS preparation. Bandhni/Bandhej recurs because it is a recognisable traditional dyeing technique linked to Rajasthan’s regional craft geography.