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13-01-2018
The three-day Krishnakriti Festival of Art and Culture was concluded recently in the city with a grand finale. As part of it, a programme titled 'Weaver of Dreams-The Passion of Muzaffar Ali of...
08-01-2018
More often than not, one would associate the word "resist" with a form of protest, but on a recent trip to Andhra Pradesh's Pochampally villages, I learnt there's much more to it. I went to a...
16-12-2017
It has been a favourable season for the Pochampally Ikkat weavers in the state with the city hosting global events one after the other. One of the quite well-known weavers, Beemanapally...
05-12-2017
Minister K. Tarakarama Rao on Tuesday handed over the sanction letter of Rs. One Crore Grant to rural innovator and Padma Shree awardee Chintakindi Mallesham. Chintakindi Mallesham had been...
03-12-2017
The glamorous Ivanka Trump conquered the hearts of many at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Hyderabad, but it is India's handlooms that conquered her heart. She must have been delighted with...
27-11-2017
The Telangana government is planning to gift US president Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump, who will be in Hyderabad beginning Tuesday, a handloom silk saree woven in Pochampally. Besides...
09-11-2017
Muzzaffar Ali is a man of class, taste and quality. The filmmaker, whose name is etched in history for making the successful film Umrao Jaan, has now embarked on a journey that has brought him to...
08-10-2015
Pochampally is a small village situated in the district of Nalgonda in the state of Telengana, India. The village is around 45 KM from Hyderabad, capital city of Telengana. It is near to the...
07-08-2015
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced August 7 as National Handloom Day to mark the 1905 Swadeshi movement.
Modi also launched the 'India Handloom' brand at a function in Chennai. The...
