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Kanchipuram Silk Saree Colours and their Meanings

Shoba NarayanFeb 8, 2019February 1, 20210

The colours of Kanchipuram weaves have musical names, all of them in native Tamil. Some of them come from the names of the fruits, flowers,

Caring for your Kanchipuram Silk Saree

Shoba NarayanFeb 4, 2019March 5, 20190

Don’t stack them up using the same ironed folds, because those are the folds from which they will tear. Instead roll-up your sarees and rotate

Why is the Kanchipuram Weave Special?

Shoba NarayanFeb 4, 2019March 5, 20190

India is a land of a thousand weaves: native to land, specific to region, linked to caste and community, and patronized by its local people

Dyeing Kanchipuram Silk Yarn

Shoba NarayanFeb 4, 2019March 5, 20190

Dyeing yarn is done by another group. Srinivasan, a young “distributor” of silk sarees says that in the old days, the weaver did everything, from

People of Kanchi

Shoba NarayanFeb 4, 2019March 5, 20190

“You young women are so stupid,” said the old crone. She sat under a tree in the outskirts of Kanchi. Frogs frolicked around a nearby

Doyennes of Textiles: Sabita Radhakrishna

Shoba NarayanJan 28, 2019March 1, 20190

Sabita Radhakrishna is a doyenne of textiles. Her passion is South Indian weaves, specifically Kanchipuram. She is a woman of many avatars: founder of Amrapali,

What is a Kanchipuram Saree?

Shoba NarayanJan 28, 2019March 5, 20190

Kanchipuram sarees are defined (or differentiated) by a few things. The first is the weight. In the olden days, they were made of “murukku pattu”

Kanchipuram silk saree motifs: nature as muse

Shoba NarayanJan 28, 2019February 1, 20210

History of Kanchipuram Silk

Shoba NarayanJan 28, 2019March 5, 20190

Kanchi is linked to the svadhishtana chakra behind the genitals because its presiding deity, Goddess Kamakshi is the goddess of love.

Links for more stories on Kanchipuram Silk Sarees

Shoba NarayanJan 28, 2019March 5, 20190

Additional Links Contact for Dr. S. Rama Krishna Pisipaty: Prof. & Geoarchaeologist, Department of Sanskrit & Indian Culture Women wearing sarees: From Old Indian Photos