The Importance of Handloom Workers in a Democratic System • Following India’s independence, handloom workers gained social freedom, but their lives remained a struggle due to persistent oppression and exploitation. • In regions under the Nizam’s rule, including present-day Andhra Pradesh, many handloom families lived in large numbers, but faced significant hardships due to the […]
• Sri Nalla Parandhamulu, a Padmashali handloom artist from Sirisilla in Karimnagar district, created an incredibly delicate saree in 1990, valued at ₹18,000. This saree was so finely woven that it could be held up with just a matchstick. • In 1982, Sri Chilavenu Ramalingam from Bhudan Pochampally in Nalgonda district wove a handloom replica […]
