On the banks of the Bharathappuzha river, the rhythmic clatter of handlooms once echoed from almost every home in Kuthampully. This tiny village in Thrissur district, famed for its handwoven cottons ...
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kuthampully, a small handloom village situated on the banks of the Bharatapuzha, will soon find a place on the country’s tourism map. The state government has decided to develop ...
Their exquisitely handspun Kasavu saris and dhotis may have adorned many a bride and groom but most weavers of the Devanga community in Kuthampully handloom village of Thrissur, Kerala, are yet to ...
In the first week of June, a shower had left a gentle chill in the air of Kuthampully. Lush trees lined the way leading up to the handloom village in Kerala, punctuated by billboards celebrating ...
Thiruvananthapuram: ‘Vocal for Tradition-Vocal for Culture’, a campaign to revive the Kuthampully handloom industry was launched by Pooyam Thirunal Gouri Parvathi Bayi at Kowdiar Palace on Monday. The ...
Usually, Onam is the busiest time on the calendar for handloom weavers in Kerala. Preparations start four months in advance across handloom weaving clusters at Kuthampully, Chendamangalam, ...
The New Indian Express: 'Envashion' fashion show puts Kerala's handloom sector back to its glory
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Weaving a dhoti on a handloom loom, would take one and a half days for a weaver. It is estimated that the weaver’s hands and legs were moving one and half lakh times to make a ...
The Hindu: This Onam, Kerala handloom weavers experiment with design to beat the pandemic blues