From Dawn to Dream
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.”...
Khadi
Khadi in Kanchi
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...
Before the Weave
We celebrate weavers here. Of course we do. But for all that, there is the space before the weave. The space where threads roll out...
Portrait of a Weaving Unit in Gujarat
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...
The Dissenters: Naidu, Tagore, Ambedkar
Khadi’s path to becoming the freedom fabric was paved with thorns. Not everyone was on board with Gandhiji’s penchant for khadi. As Lisa Trivedi writes...
The Salesman of Khadi
I am a salesman of Swaraj. I am a devotee of khadi. It is my duty to induce people, by every honest means, to wear...
