Leonardo Da Vinci famously said, “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Nothing embodies this sentiment more than the elegant and simple Kotpad weaves from the Koraput District of Orissa. This textile tradition remained unknown until the Festival of India’s Viswakarma exhibitions in the early 1980s. The simplicity, harmony, and elegance of the tribal way of life […]
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Bomkai or Sonepuri is an exceptional fabric that emerges from the amalgamation of two of the most popular components of Orissa’s textile industry. The fabric is created by weaving the extra weft technique on a pit loom. Bomkai sarees are a combination of Ikat and embroidery that interweave with each other, and the borders are […]