Welcome to the wonderful world of Chanderi weaves
The first time I saw a Chanderi saree must have been in the movies. In South India where I grew up, Chanderi weaves were...
Chanderi
How to gauge the quality of a Chanderi saree?
How do you gauge the quality of a Chanderi saree? One way is through the quality of the buttis. Are they simple or complicated?...
The weaver’s mother and Spinner’s Son
It was actually an old bicycle wheel, but I was thrilled that it looked like a charka. She was winding a bobbin for weaving as...
The Colours of a Chanderi Saree.
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,...
It takes a village to make a saree
I was following the goats really. That is how it began. We were at a small village on the outskirts of Chanderi. Yarn was being...
The Future Belongs to Them
There is little that excites the Indian as much as a film shoot. Or even just a camera. Or a strange woman wandering amidst the...
View from the Fort: Chanderi history
I grew up in South India where forts are not as common as in the North. This part of India has not been invaded...
Where Do Chanderi Motifs Come From?
With more and more women working, plain sarees suitable for office have become popular and certainly such sarees which rely on colour have their charm. ...
Gopilal & Sons: master weavers of Chanderi
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...
