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Tsarzo on the decline

October 4, 2012
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Kangpara gewog under Trashigang Dzongkhag is seeing a decline in its traditional bamboo craft with craftsmen pursuing better economic opportunities elsewhere. Tsarzo is no longer practiced as a source of livelihood.

A 53-year-old, Ap Dorji Tenzin, from Pasaphu village is one of the few surviving bamboo craftsmen in Kangpara gewog. But unlike in the past, Ap Dorji Tenzin rarely weaves bamboo products now. He now practices Tsarzo as a hobby during free time or when guarding his fields from animals.

“I started weaving bamboo products when I was around 30 years old. I educated my children through Tsarzo and it has been an important source of cash income for me and my family,” Dorji Tenzin reminisces.

Lack of raw materials, according to Ap Dorji Tenzin, is deterring them from keeping the tradition alive. “We have to travel to far off places to get the raw materials. It is a lot of hard work.”

Developmental activities, like farm road construction in the gewog, are also affecting the tradition.

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Tshogpa Sangay Wangdi says the youth are ignoring the Tsarzo because it is no longer profitable. “They say it is better to work at the construction sites than to weave bamboo products.”

The art of making bamboo products in the gewog has been spiraling down since 2005.  A businessman, Sonam Wangdi, said he used to make minimum three trips to Thimphu to sell Bangchungs and other bamboo products. “This year I haven’t been able to make a single trip as no one is weaving any longer.” He said people these days weave only to gift it to somebody.

To revive the tradition, the villagers in collaboration with the Royal Society for Protection of Nature have planted bamboo plants near their village.

 

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