SARI REDEUX

KH Radharaman of Advaya is changing how we look at the Kanjeevaram sari. Vinita Makhija visits the sari’s birthplace with the visionary and returns suitably impressed

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The 3,000 year-old Varadharaja Perumal temple serves as a living mood-board for Advaya

French weaver Joseph Jacquard invented the Jacquard prototype in 1804. These punch cards are used to render hand-drawn designs of a sari on a loom through a binary code

Prepping the yarn before it is woven. And trying my hand at the laborious but magical handloom

Textiles have made a definitive comeback in the Indian fashion lexicon. As for saris, weaves are at the centre of the conversation. And for makers of labels such as Advaya, the weaves are their life and culture, the heritage crafts going beyond conscious consumerism.