Sambalpur: Weaver Shri Ghanshyam Meher has been awarded the India Book of Records 2022 for his outstanding weaving skills

Another milestone achieved our master Weaver Mr. Ghanshyam Meher awarded with Indian book of records 2022 for his outstanding weaving skills. Ghanshyam Meher, a 40-year-old weaver of Tikiripada village under Subalaya police limits in Subarnapur district is a top exponent of the ‘Bandha’ art. He has extraordinary expertise in weaving sarees, crafting Bandha works, colouring and graphic designing. Presently, he is staying in Bargarh town and sells exquisitely designed saree to handloom weavers of Bargarh, Subarnapur, Bolangir and Boudh districts. Ghanshyam attracted limelight, after he created a design of Lord Jagannath’s ‘Suna Besha’ (25 inches long and 20 inches wide) and another of Maa Samaleswari’s ‘Rajarajeswari Besha’ (30 inches long and 30 inches wide). These Bandha designs were lauded and the Odisha government felicitated.