India was known as the ‘Golden Bird’ not just
for the amount of wealth the countrymen possessed but also for the skills, rick
history and traditional value.
Through the narrow lanes of Varanasi, old
market of Lucknow, tin-shade houses of Surat and even bylanes of Chennai,
someone somewhere is engaged in producing a handloom saree. Where the karigari
(stitching skill) is done through human hands.
India is a country where even with the
dominance if machine work, handmade dresses are still preserved. Each part of
India has created its own culture of handloom style, for example, Kanjivaram silk saree collection
and Banaras sik saree etc. This is nothing less than speaking a language,
without actually having to speak it.
Art is like a time travel
Almost 4.3 million weavers gather at their
respective places, at their respective looms and create a magic piece that
lasts for multiple generations. All around the globe, Indian textile has always
been a subject of fascination for many. If you read Rig Veda, the realization
that people who crossed seas and reached India would lay their hands on cotton
and silk and exchange it for spices. That is how much they desired and loved
our textile till date the demand for our textiles is quite high. With emergence
of online era, people are getting Banarasi saree and Kancheepuram silk sarees online.
Bring home a story
If you buy a saree from kanjivaram silk sarees collection
or any handloom textile, you bring home a legacy, heritage, something that can
be passed on to the future generation. Almost 136 unique weaves are generated
in India and are continued to practice and preserve. We can contribute our bit
by buying handlooms like Kancheepuram
silk sarees online.
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