Oct 24, 2020 | news articles
The State government’s move to set up a textile park in Karkala in Udupi district has taken a leap with the Udupi district administration identifying 20 acres of government land at Miyar for the purpose. Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa in the Budget for 2020-21 had...
Aug 19, 2020 | news articles
MANGALURU: With the growing popularity for Udupi sarees, hand-woven by artisans of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, many weavers who had given up weaving have returned to the profession. “From nearly 42 weavers producing Udupi sarees two years ago, the number has gone up...
Jun 6, 2020 | news articles
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May 9, 2020 | news articles
Efforts are on to make and market Kase saris — which have colourful bold checks and are traditionally worn by Yakshagana (Badagathittu) artistes — to suit any woman’s wardrobe. The Karkala-based Kadike Trust, which has been working to popularise the Udupi sari, which...
Apr 4, 2020 | news articles
The Crafts Council of India (CCI) has selected Udupi saree artisan Vyasaraya Shettigar for the national – level ‘Shanta Prasad Award for Excellence in Weaving’ for the year 2020. The award ceremony, which was supposed to be held on April 18, has been...
Mar 1, 2020 | news articles
The Kadike Trust organised a six-day workshop on natural dying as part of its project to revive Udupi saris, which enjoys the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, at the Talipady Weavers’ Cooperative Society at Kinnigoli near Karkala, recently. A press release issued...
Jun 23, 2019 | news articles
MANGALURU: Having a Geographical Indication (GI) tag from the government helps products fetch better price and no other producer can misuse the name to market similar goods. It has been almost a year since attempts were being made to revive the traditional Udupi...
Jun 22, 2019 | news articles
Handlooms are an eternal component of the cultural heritage of the country. The aesthetic symbolism hidden in the beauty of the spun yarn is, in fact, the ultimate embodiment of the cultural aroma of traditional society. The element of art and craft present in the...
Mar 26, 2019 | news articles
The Kadike Trust, Karkala, and the Charaka Women’s Cooperative Society, Bheemanakone, have joined hands to popularise the Udupi handloom sari, which obtained the Geographical Indication (GI) tag in 2016. Prasanna, head of the Charaka Society, released the Udupi sari...
Nov 11, 2018 | news articles
As power-looms pushed handloom weavers out of the business, India lost much of its heritage fabrics. The sarees were the first to fall, with many regional handloom weaves quietly erased from public memory. In Karnataka, the Udupi sarees had an almost similar fate....
