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Statue of Unity among Time's 'greatest places in the world'

India has a reason to smile! The 597-foot-tall 'Statue of Unity' in Gujarat and Mumbai's Soho House have been featured by Time magazine in its second annual list of the 2019 World's greatest......

Taneira: A home for India's saree traditions

Nikita Puri visits Titan's latest offering, which brings handloom sarees under one roof. Fabulous ways to rock the sari style IMAGE: The idea behind Taneira, Titan's flagship apparel store, is......

Is this the end of the road for Varanasi's handloom weavers?

Powerlooms and a lack of policy have pushed heritage art towards extinction, say Shreya Jai and Subhayan Chakraborty. IMAGE: The weavers from Varanasi say they are struggling to......

Re-inventing Khadi, the independent label way

The appeal of the natural fabric, which now comes in a variety of beautiful colours has seen an upsurge Khadi is attracting small upcoming fashion labels who are exploring possibilities to reinvent......

The rise and fall of Benarasi silk trade

We're drifting on the Ganga in a little boat listening to Pullu, our boatman, wax eloquent about Benarasi silk. "Connoisseurs can always tell when a woman is wearing a Benarasi silk sari," says he,......

Weaving new dreams

Rashid Mir, chairman, Cottage Industries Exposition cannot recollect how old his business is, though CIE as it is today took formal shape in 1978. His forefathers, he knows, were in the business of......

The SHAADI: Like Athiya's Earrings? VOTE!

Film folk looked like a million bucks at Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani's wedding festivities. But apart from the designer saris and lehengas, the ladies wore some exquisite jewellery pieces......

Ranveer-Kriti's Day Out In Varanasi

Ranveer Singh, Kriti Sanon and Manish Malhotra visited the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi to offer prayers over the weekend. Dressed in traditional attire, they visited the Dashashwamedh ghat......

Kriti Kharbanda's Chooda Ceremony

Photograph: Kind courtesy Kriti Kharbanda/Instagram Kriti Kharbanda knows how to make a simple handwoven sari look festive enough for a wedding. The actor shares pictures of her chooda ceremony......

10 Times We Loved Janhvi's Sari Game

When it comes to fashion, Janhvi Kapoor would agree that it's all in the family! Like her cousin Sonam Kapoor, Janhvi knows just how to make a style statement. As Janhvi celebrates her 27th......

Suhana's Fashion Tips For Ganpati

It's Ganpati Bappa Morya time, folks! And nobody mixes festivals and fashion better than Bollywood. Looking for style tips to dazzle in on Ganesh Chaturthi this year? Sukanya Verma gives you tips......

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News for Handwoven Saris

Statue of Unity among Time's 'greatest places in the world'

Taneira: A home for India's saree traditions

Is this the end of the road for Varanasi's handloom weavers?

Re-inventing Khadi, the independent label way

The rise and fall of Benarasi silk trade

Weaving new dreams

The SHAADI: Like Athiya's Earrings? VOTE!

Ranveer-Kriti's Day Out In Varanasi

Kriti Kharbanda's Chooda Ceremony

10 Times We Loved Janhvi's Sari Game

Suhana's Fashion Tips For Ganpati

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