handloom products

Shop for handlooms and handcrafted products at this pop-up in Chennai

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Shop for handlooms and handcrafted products at this pop-up in Chennai

Koodai totes | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Shop for a curated range of handlooms and handcrafted products at the second edition of Sondham. Sunita Sekhar, founder and curator of the annual pop-up, brings traditional handloom saris, dupattas, and their signature koodai totes. Cotton saris from West Bengal | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Sunita says she … Read more

Hit hard by COVID-19 outbreak, West Bengal weavers migrate to other places for jobs

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Hit hard by COVID-19 outbreak, West Bengal weavers migrate to other places for jobs

There are an estimated six lakh weavers in the state, as per government data. (Photo source: Representational image: IE) The handlooms in West Bengal’s Nadia district have fallen silent at a time when their activity should have been at the peak owing to the upcoming Durga Puja. A handloom machine, locally called ‘tant’, could be … Read more