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...
Chanderi
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
Chanderi: Introduction
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...
Interesting facts and links
Unlike thick Southern silks or Chettinad cottons, a Chanderi saree cannot be worn without a blouse underneath. All sarees began their life sans blouses. In...
