Tag: handloom

‘Why do we celebrate handloom?’, is a question we often ask. In times of mechanisation and powerlooms, isn’t it progress that we must applaud? Truly, technology has made work faster, ...

Chirala, a handloom cluster near Vijayawada, is home for many like Siddhi Buccheswara Rao, who shares his story. Buccheswara Rao has been in the business of weaving for a long ...

The mandatory monthly trip is back, and this month we bring you yet another list of places from the memory lane of Vizag. Here are areas that some of you ...

The much awaited annual exhibition of ‘Aakruthi Vastra’ is back! Organised by the Crafts Council of Andhra Pradesh (CCAP), an NGO that works for the promotion and development of local ...

In the by-lanes of Purna market in Visakhapatnam, is a handloom store that is slowly being forgotten with time. In the 1960s, Visakhapatnam was a township centered in One Town ...

It was a blue sari from Bihar that kickstarted a social media trend. Though Smriti Irani’s initiate of #IWearHandloom made way for a social media revolution of sorts, we know ...

Amidst the many weaves, handloom and weaving communities in East Godavari district, the village of Angara holds a special place. Jaya Siva Murty brings the story. Resplendent in the many ...

Not far from the bustling Port City of Vizag is a quiet, sleepy looking village with a characteristic rat-a-tat hum that intersperses the calm. “Ponduru”, popularly called the “khadi village” ...

Crafts Council of Andhra Pradesh or CCAP are coming up with Aakruthi Vastra, their signature exhibition cum sale of exquisite textiles and crafts in Visakhapatnam. For those with a love ...

Fashion Designer Preetham Jukalker is one of this season’s most talked-about names, and one of Hyderabad’s brightest designers. Anu Upadhayula gets talking to him. This Mumbai based 29 year old, ...