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Reviving A “Dyeing Weave”

Reviving A “Dyeing Weave”

Sonia Sali @ Bengaluru The streets of the temple town of Udupi that once resounded the sounds of the handloom in little houses, the smell of pure cotton that dominated the air and women in crisp, starched sarees that strolled down to temples faded away for long years,...

Kavi Kale designs to be depicted on Udupi saris

Kavi Kale designs to be depicted on Udupi saris

Mangaluru: The World Konkani Centre has tied up with Kadike Trust to evolve Kavi Kale designs on Udupi saris. The Kavi Kale art form is preserved and promoted by Konkani temples across the west coast of India, but is under threat due to the modernisation of temple...

Four more weavers societies can now use GI tag for Udupi sari

Four more weavers societies can now use GI tag for Udupi sari

Four more weavers service cooperative societies in the coastal belt which are into weaving handloom saris have obtained the authorisation certificate to use the Geographic Indication (GI) tag for Udupi sari. With this, five weavers societies are now allowed to use the...

Handloom week Celebration Program

Handloom week Celebration Program

Uttama Nekara Shree George Ammanna, Shivalli Weavers Society ಉತ್ತಮ ನೇಕಾರ ಶ್ರೀ ಜಾರ್ಜ್ ಅಮ್ಮನ್ನ, ಶಿವಳ್ಳಿ ನೇಕಾರರ ಸಂಘNekara Ratna Shree Booba Shettigar Talipady Weavers Society ನೇಕಾರ ರತ್ನ ಶ್ರೀ ಬೂಬ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿಗಾರ್ ತಾಳಿಪಾಡಿ ನೇಕಾರರ ಸಂಘUttama Nekara Shree Booba Shettigar,...