Defying old age, 88-year-old Radhe has been going strong with the art of making Potloi embedded with intricate designs and as Potloi Setpi (Bridal dresser)
From selling tea and making Potloi to achieving the Padma Award – Hanjabam Ongbi Radhe Devi sprinkled water on her head and washed her face in disbelief when she was informed she would be conferred the Padma Shri Award.
“I was shocked and lost for a moment when my granddaughter informed me the news. I asked myself how am I conferred with the award? I had to sprinkle water in my head, wash my face and then I got back to my normal state again,” Radhe said, standing tall by her beautiful creation - the Potloi, a traditional bridal costume of the Meitei community in Manipur, Northeast India, when this Imphal Free Press reporter came visiting her.
Defying old age, 88-year-old Radhe has been going strong with the art of making Potloi embedded with intricate designs and as Potloi Setpi (Bridal dresser). On January 26, 2021 – Republic Day – Radhe Devi from Wangjing in Thoubal district was honoured with Padma Shri Award in recognition of her contribution in conserving the art of making traditional costumes.
As told to the Imphal Free Press, the first person that came to her mind on hearing the news was her teacher, Longjam Ongbi Priyasakhi from the same locality who taught her the art of Potloi dressing.
Radhe said she used to run a tea stall at the market but there were times when she could not earn enough to support the family.
Seeing Radhe’s hardships who have two sons and a daughter to look after, Priyasakhi persuaded Radhe to follow her for Potloi dressings so that she can earn better.
At the age of 28, she decided to learn Potloi dressing from her teacher. But it was not easy for Radhe as her husband was strongly against it, saying besides running the tea stall at the market, she had to do other chores at home. She, however, convinced her husband and she ventured into Potloi dressing and picked up the skill.
“I did not take much time to learn Potloi dressing as I was given a hands on training by my teacher wherever I followed her,” Radhe said.
Even as a kid, Radhe was fascinated by the details and designs of Potloi. Gradually, she learned the art of making the bridal wear on her own apart from her usual work of Potloi dressing and she could complete a Potloi in four-five days
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... keep reading on reddit ➡I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.
Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.
Do your worst!
I'm surprised it hasn't decade.
For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.
I said "hey look, an escaPEA"
No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!
Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂
It really does, I swear!
Buenosdillas
They’re on standbi
Pilot on me!!
Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.
This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.
If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.
Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.
When I got home, they were still there.
What did 0 say to 8 ?
" Nice Belt "
So What did 3 say to 8 ?
" Hey, you two stop making out "
I won't be doing that today!
Nothing, he was gladiator.
[Removed]
You take away their little brooms
This morning, my 4 year old daughter.
Daughter: I'm hungry
Me: nerves building, smile widening
Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.
She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.
Thank you all for listening.
There hasn't been a post all year!
It’s pronounced “Noel.”
After all his first name is No-vac
What, then, is Chinese rap?
Edit:
Notable mentions from the comments:
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Spanish/Swedish/Swiss/Serbian hits
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French/Finnish art
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Country/Canadian rap
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Chinese/Country/Canadian rock
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Turkish/Tunisian/Taiwanese rap
There hasn't been a single post this year!
(Happy 2022 from New Zealand)
Nothing, it just waved
Him: I can explain everything!
(It's his best joke yet I think)
Bob
So that I could frequently say, "I am going to walk 5 miles now."
Edit: My most popular post on Reddit! 😀 Thank you for the awards.
Just to clarify, 12345678
Me grabbing a soda from my (what I thought was) half full 12pk...
Notices there's only 2;
Me: "Awe man... This is a damn bird box!" Her: "What the hell does that mean?!" Me: (Pulls both cans out & shows them to her) "It's only got Toucans."
I'm not ashamed to admit the look on her face was glorious.
I was just sitting there doing nothing.
“BOOM”?!
