Kathputliyan - کٹھ پتلیاں

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A gift for the outspoken.

Every delivery comes with an exclusive Firaaq Bag.

Poetry:

کٹھ پتلیاں تھے ہم، یہ تماشہ کسی کا تھا
رقصِ جنوں میں تھے ہم، اشارہ کسی کا تھا

Description:

In a world where free will is an illusion, we dance like puppets—tied to strings we cannot see, controlled by forces we dare not name.
Kathputliyan reflects the bitter truth of invisible control and blind conformity. We move, speak, and act on cues, unaware that the stage has been set long before we arrived.
This piece is not just a design—it’s a question: Who’s really pulling the strings?

بیشک ہم سب ایسی کٹھ پتلیاں ہیں جو پوشیدہ اشاروں پر ناچتے ہیں،
جن کی ڈور ایسے ہاتھوں میں ہے جو تماشے کو اپنی مرضی سے سجاتے ہیں۔
ہم اس اسکرپٹ کے کردار ہیں جو پہلے ہی لکھا جا چکا ہے،
اور ہر قدم، ہر ادا، ہدایتکار کے حکم کا عکاس ہے۔

Designed By

Handcrafted and customized by Syed Shariq Ali (Agha) with precision and intention
Concept envisioned by Nida Shabbir
Over 90+ hours of dedicated design work
Completed after 5 design iterations to ensure the message was unfiltered and clear
Hand embroidery and patch detailing executed by artisan tailors with 10+ years of experience

Article Highlights

Front:

International-quality screen printing depicting Zentangle-style figures—man and woman puppets suspended mid-performance, tangled in verses of truth.
Puff printing of puppet strings—distorted, raw, and emotionally unsettling, echoing the tension of unseen control.
Precision-cut patch on the lower right—representing the Talkh Series, a mark of resistance within chaos.
The Firaaq emblem stitched on the right shoulder—grounding the piece in its rebellious soul.

Back:

Puff screen printing of “Kathputliyan” and “Puppet” typography—an unapologetic statement of our scripted existence.
Puff printing of suspended strings—evoking the silence of submission, the choreography of those unknowingly bound.

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