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The visitors will have the facility to try their hands at weaving handloom cloth by operating the machinery, said Kannur MLA Kadannappally Ramachandran.
As many as 15 classical musicians performed Live as part of the show's opening act in association with partners of 'Sankalp for Khadi'- Raahein ensemble by Dear Sunshine Foundation.
The documentary will be an anecdote of the history of the arrival of handlooms, its connection with the Royal Family of Travancore and the lost glory behind it, Sanjana says.
Several well-known Indian designers including Ritu Beri, Farah Ansari, Rina Dhaka, Asma Husain, Aditi Rastogi and Himmat Singh showcased their designs at the show in Lucknow.
Paul Raj was a 16-year-old boy when he migrated to Kerala from the border town of Marthandam in Tamil Nadu, in 1984.
The US-based doctor's idea is to introduce handloom saris there as an occasion or party-wear or office wear rather than just festive apparel.
Sekar and his Anakaputhur weavers cluster, which has around 100 people working with a majority of women self-help groups, made yarn out of banana fibre to start with.
Step into Kuthampully, the village of weavers, near Thiruvilwamala in Thrissur district in Kerala to experience the wizardry created by hands.
Clothes by designers like Asma Hussain, Runa Banerjee and Rupika Rastogi Gupta will be showcased at the show.
Charaka teaches weaving and other associated skills to anybody willing to learn, irrespective of caste, age, or gender.
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