The room was packed to the rafters with six looms. In their interstices were the men and women who worked them. For a brief moment, I saw all the colour drain from the scene from the weathered faces, the cheap synthetic clothes, the stale glass bangles. Only the textiles on the looms remained, incongruously resplendent. Then I peered into the kitchen out back and found another daub of colour a girl sat poring over her math homework.
Heritage
On A Textile Trail Through Andhra Pradesh
Exploring the distinct handloom weaves of southern India through the weaving villages of Andhra Pradesh

Weaver at work in Mangalgiri
Photo: AjayTvm / Shutterstock
Weaver at work in Mangalgiri
Photo: AjayTvm / Shutterstock

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