The East India Company imported raw cotton from India while they dumped the local Indian market with inferior machine-made cloth. This led to a great decline in the handloom industry. The khadi weavers were first affected with the subsequent establishment of the powerlooms in India. Imitations..
Story of Tangaliya WeavingIt is 700 years old hand weaving technique, which derives its name from Tang, meaning leg. The textile is a part of the trad..
Story of Tangaliya WeavingIt is 700 years old hand weaving technique, which derives its name from Tang, meaning leg. The textile is a part of the trad..
Story of Tangaliya WeavingIt is 700 years old hand weaving technique, which derives its name from Tang, meaning leg. The textile is a part of the trad..
Story of Tangaliya WeavingIt is 700 years old hand weaving technique, which derives its name from Tang, meaning leg. The textile is a part of the trad..
Story of Tangaliya WeavingIt is 700 years old hand weaving technique, which derives its name from Tang, meaning leg. The textile is a part of the trad..
Single Ikat Patola WeavingThe single Ikat Patola sari has motifs, which are less densely woven as compared to the double Ikat Patola. The colors are d..
Story of Tangaliya WeavingIt is 700 years old hand weaving technique, which derives its name from Tang, meaning leg. The textile is a part of the trad..
A familiar chatter swells in the air as feet chase the trail of a carelessly flying odhani in the by-lanes of Bhuj, spilling colors all over. While&nb..
A familiar chatter swells in the air as feet chase the trail of a carelessly flying odhani in the by-lanes of Bhuj, spilling colors all over. While&nb..
A familiar chatter swells in the air as feet chase the trail of a carelessly flying odhani in the by-lanes of Bhuj, spilling colors all over. While&nb..
Legend tells us that, centuries ago, in the stark landscape of Saurashtra, a shepherd man married a woman from the weaver community amidst great oppos..
Dancing on a toe it could either be a crane or this mad man... both in hindsight whiling away time in wait. They smell fresh scents of a new beginning..
Bagru, a town at the outskirts of Jaipur(Rajasthan) is one of the textile hubs. It is known for centuries for its natural dying, syahi begar printing,..
Ajrakh Block Printing KutchThe origin of Ajrakh can probably be older than we can imagine. Excavation sites of Indus Valley Civilization give evidence..