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Shrey Maurya
This article was a direct result of Sahapedia's collaboration with the Conference on Handloom and Handicrafts in India, held in Chirala, Andhra Pradesh, November 2018. All quotes in italics are from an interview with Suresh Vankar, November 2018. History is not always written, it is often borne…
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  Vijaya Ramaswamy is a professor with the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She specializes in economic history, religion and society, and gender studies. Textiles is one of her key research areas. She has published several books including Textiles and…
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Ipsita Sahu
Surender Meher, expert and master weaver, speaks about the traditional textile art of Odisha—Sambalpuri Ikat, which is known all over the world. He is also explaining how each member of the family of a weaver plays an important role at different stages of weaving a Sambalpuri.…
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Ipsita Sahu
  Crill, Rosemary, 1998. Indian Ikat Textiles, London: V&A Publications.   Ghosh, G.K. and Ghosh Shukla. 2000. Ikat Textiles of India. New Delhi: A.P.H. Publishing Corporation.   Gibbon, Fitz Kate and Andrew Hale. 1997. Ikat: Splendid Silks of Central Asia: The…
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Toolika Gupta
‘Jama’ in Urdu means a garment, robe, gown or vest, basically an upper garment like a shirt. In Bangla, the shirt is referred to as ‘jama’ even today. The jama that this article explores is the long tunic-like dress with an upper bodice attached to the lower skirt at the waist. The length of the…
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Subuhi Jiwani
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