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The festival is celebrated to commemorate the Great King Mahabali, who according to the legends is said to visit Kerala on this of this auspicious occasion. (Photo: ANI)

Kerala handloom gets a fashionable upgrade

Kerala: Handloom gets dash of fashion with fresh designer pieces.

10 Sep 2019 9:22 AM

Our immense love for handloom and art made us take a small but steady step towards Suta, say the founders Sujata and Taniya.

Suta sends handwoven love from looms to both mothers and daughters

Brainchild of Su-Sujata and Ta-Taniya, Suta was born when duo realised they were bent towards entrepreneurship.

20 Dec 2018 12:17 PM

A weaver drying the washed yarns that were drenched in floods.(Photo: Arun Chandrabose)

Protecting an age-old craft

Kerala fashion designers and handloom lovers have united to help the weavers of vidya nair.

10 Sep 2018 12:07 AM

Molela terracotta sculptures with airplanes and electric trains cheek by jowl with traditional icons, and icons with mobile phones in one of the hands!

Need to bridge art and crafts schism

India’s nearly 49 million craftspersons and weavers live in easily identifiable pockets.

21 Jun 2018 7:29 AM

Janpath market was earlier known as “Queen’s Way.” (Photo: Asian Age)

Bengali mango mela draws crowds to Janpath

A slice of each variety of the king of fruit is being given out to customers for sampling, allowing them to choose their favourite variant.

21 Jun 2018 4:52 AM

India is one of the few countries that still have a significant sector which employs artisans who weave for a living and produce almost 40 per cent of the cloth in the country.

Our handloom is threatened with extinction. Govt must act

Weaving in India dates to 500 B.C. and flourished during the Mughal period from the early 16th to mid-18th centuries.

14 Mar 2018 1:54 AM

Addressing a seminar on India-ASEAN Weaving Textiles Relations', Irani said she is hopeful that the programme is the beginning of a new era in the textiles sector. (Photo: PTI)

India can become one-stop sourcing destination for ASEAN: Smriti Irani

She said there exists an opportunity for India to attract textile manufacturers of ASEAN nations to invest in manufacturing in India.

23 Jan 2018 4:52 PM

Anjali Chandran started Impresa in 2012 to give people access to authentic handloom products.

Leaving her ‘impresa’ in handloom industry

The embarrassment touched the sky when she started selling handloom products.

05 Nov 2017 12:15 AM

Khadi faces dark days: Handloom’s GST blow

Handloom is not merely an economic activity. It’s an art that its practitioners dedicate their lives to learn.

11 Oct 2017 1:04 AM

Amazon India inked a pact with Telangana Department of Handloom and Textiles, to train, educate and encourage weavers to directly sell their product on Amazon.

Telangana handloom weavers to sell products directly on Amazon

Amazon India signed an MoU with Telangana Handloom department to encourage weavers to sell their products on Amazon.

08 Aug 2017 2:21 PM

Alia Bhatt, Kangana Ranaut and Deepika Padukone.

A classic check mate

Checks isn’t restricted to a board game, floor tiles or a picnic blanket anymore.

19 Jul 2017 12:38 AM

Rajini Yarlagadda’s sari business has taken off to be hugely successful, all thanks to her discipline, hard work and passion for keeping handloom weaves alive.

The handloom queen

Homemaker turned entrepreneur Rajini Yarlagadda has dedicated her life to promoting handlooms.

12 Jul 2017 12:13 AM

Minister of textile Smriti Zubin Irani with the fashion designers and craftsmen

Handloom gets new spin

26 fashion designers and craftsmen have joined hands with the Ministry of Textile to celebrate the heritage and glory of Indian handlooms.

20 Apr 2017 12:18 AM

Digital prints on Khadi by Shubham Kumar

Khadi gets a new spin

Designers are introducing an urban sensitivity to handspun and hand-woven khadi.

05 Feb 2017 12:15 AM

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