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...
Kadike Trust gets award from Nabard

Kadike Trust gets award from Nabard

Kadike Trust, Karkala, working towards the revival of Udupi sari weaving was awarded as one among three ‘NGOs associated with NABARD’ for the outstanding work in handloom sector.
Udupi sari revival attracts budding fashion designers

Udupi sari revival attracts budding fashion designers

MANGALURU: The growing demand for Udupi saris in the last three years has led students from fashion designing institutes across India to reach out to the Kadike Trust, to understand and document the Udupi sari design. In 2018, Mamatha Rai and her husband BC Shetty...
A Kashmiri touch to Udupi saris

A Kashmiri touch to Udupi saris

MANGALURU: The rising demand for Udupi saris has inspired women to experiment with them. Udupi sarees, hand-woven by artisans of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi has embraced the Aari embroidery of Kashmir. About three years ago, the Udupi sari revival campaign was launched...