Handloom

Meet Paul Raj, the master weaver of the iconic Gandhi shirts

August 11, 2021

Meet Paul Raj, the master weaver of the iconic Gandhi shirts

Paul Raj was a 16-year-old boy when he migrated to Kerala from the border town of Marthandam in Tamil Nadu, in 1984.

May 29, 2021
Sari aficionados led by Kerala doc promote Chendamangalam in US

The US-based doctor's idea is to introduce handloom saris there as an occasion or party-wear or office wear rather than just festive apparel.
March 29, 2021
Chennai man in Limca Book of Record makes sari using 25 natural fibres

Sekar and his Anakaputhur weavers cluster, which has around 100 people working with a majority of women self-help groups, made yarn out of banana fibre to start with.
March 24, 2021
A stroll through the weavers’ village of Kuthampully in Thrissur district

Step into Kuthampully, the village of weavers, near Thiruvilwamala in Thrissur district in Kerala to experience the wizardry created by hands.
January 11, 2021
Renowned designers to feature collections at Gorakhpur khadi fashion show

Clothes by designers like Asma Hussain, Runa Banerjee and Rupika Rastogi Gupta will be showcased at the show.
December 31, 2020
UP artisans euphoric as ODOP products get ready Dilli Haat fair

It is for the first time that a fair is being organised at Dilli Haat for the branding of artisans from UP at the national and international level.
September 09, 2020
Mural painted saris awaiting new dawn: Artist Sujatha Sankar on life, art & pandemic

Sujatha cites two reasons for the low demand, one is that very few take the effort to distinguish handloom from powerloom and the other is the higher price.

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