In a dim room near the banks of India’s Ganges river, arms glide over a creaking loom as another silken fibre is guided into place with the rhythmic clack of a wooden beam. Mohammad Sirajuddin’s ...

Pochampally saree is Telangana’s centuries-old Ikat textile known for bold geometric patterns. Explore more about the ...

Pallavi Mohadikar’s grandfather was a weaver from Vidarbha. Her childhood was spent swathed in yarns of indigenous Indian weaves, watching him spin beautiful Tussar silks from mere threads. So even ...

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