Ashavali is a brocade weave. The work however is called meenakari. By some accounts, weavers from Ashavali moved to Benaras to create the now-famous Benarasi
Interview with Anindita Sardar, Creative Director, Taneira How did the khadi collection unfold? Khadi was already there in India but it was looked down upon
well, a dreamy saree anyhow “Khadi is very delicate,” says master weaver, Krishnamoorthy. “You have to treat it carefully, like it is an honoured guest.”
If you think of khadi silk sarees, particularly those woven in Kanchipuram as these ones have, you cannot escape the Kalakshetra connection. Rukmani Devi Arundale
The little-known Ashavali cluster in Ridrol, Gujarat The beauty of India is that every weaving cluster is special, every cluster does something so totally unique