Weaver of Banarasi Sarees in Banaras. Humans create art. Art is beyond human limitations.
Bwanipatna Handloom Boyanika. The subtle and bright heart of Tribal communities in Kalahandi.
IKAT handloom Sambhalpur
The art from Madhya Pradesh, Chanderi Sarees stun us with their motifs and ornamented borders. Chanderi village
"There is an acute shortage of silk yarn due to the pandemic and disruption in the supply chain system; silk prices have increased, and the weavers are facing problems to obtain the raw materials for their art. Overall the final cost of the products is leading to low sales." Says Farah Khan, founder of The Kantha Store. The art of Kantha weaving has disappeared and reappeared throughout history. Kantha was never a form patronized by the rich and elitists. It was our ancestors' grandmothers who kept babies warm wrapped in it, embroidered stories and myths on its fabrics so that the next generation does not forget. Owner of The Kantha Store with artisans.
The peerless art of handloom is handed down through many generations, and the artisans are humble, impoverished, and yet the art has become a part of what they are. They do not know any other identity.
The glow of the heart flows through their hands to the warmth of these fabrics.
The womb of the craft, the stark and yet artistic existence of the Chanderi village
The universe of the loom. Here, stories are intricate and coded through the threads.
IKAT handloom Sambhalpur.
Brahmin women with their traditional Sarees at Mylapore, Chennai.
Weavers in Tripura
"There is an acute shortage of silk yarn due to the pandemic and disruption in the supply chain system; silk prices have increased, and the weavers are facing problems to obtain the raw materials for their art. Overall the final cost of the products is leading to low sales." Says Farah Khan, founder of The Kantha Store. The art of Kantha weaving has disappeared and reappeared throughout history. Kantha was never a form patronized by the rich and elitists. It was our ancestors' grandmothers who kept babies warm wrapped in it, embroidered stories and myths on its fabrics so that the next generation does not forget. Owner of The Kantha Store with artisans.
