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youngsters turn to Sustainable weaving

youngsters turn to Sustainable weaving

Remote Hoseri village yougsters find livelyhoods in natural dyed handloom weaving  Udupi: In the remote village of Hoseri near Byndoor of Kundapur, about 9 women and 3 men have taken up sustainable weaving through the ‘Bagal Bandhugalu’ initiative, supported by...

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...