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Ten things you didn't know about jamdani

Cotton sarees abound in India, but the jamdani weave is special. It has been quoted in poetry and displayed in Bollywood movies like Devdas. Why

Muslin – what magic does the name hold? What mystery lies behind the filaments of this fabric? Who wove it? Who wore it? If the

Think of Chanderi and most people think of pastel shades. Here below is a 100-year-old heirloom saree that belongs to the family of master weaver,

Everyone talks about Kalakshetra sarees. But here is what you need to know. A Kalakshetra primer in one paragraph if you will.Founded by Rukmini Devi

Once the saree design is satisfactory, it gets punched into a series of cards that are used in the jacquard loom (a power loom). Each

My name is Shrikrishna Somani and I am 88 years old, he began. Somani-ji runs Gopilal & Sons, a reputed Chanderi weaving company that his

Two clouds passed over a parched land. They took pity on the toiling natives. “Oh, how hot they look,” exclaimed the kind clouds. Smiling, they

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