natural pigments
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Handloom saris produced with natural dyes hit the market
Will all weavers of cooperative societies in Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts produce Udupi saris with natural dyes?
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This khadi collective in a Karnataka village has clients around the world
A diversified Gandhian village economy attempting to train Dalit women and women from other marginalised castes in new remunerative skills
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An ancient art is earning modern dividends in Khasi Hills
"Their organic dyes and processing methods have now become an area of study and research for design students”
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From the Himalayan mountains to Ocean Blues – Avani to Saagari
Avani's approach is to re-establish the broken link between the natural resource base, the farmer, dyer and weaver, and to nurture it