Support Handlooms - an awareness
Meeting
1.5 hrs
January 19, 2014 10:30 am Sunday
A morning to discuss why we should not let go hand weaving traditions. To debate the reasons for the present status of handloom as a fabric out of reach of vast sections of our people. To seek solidarity and support to the events planned across this month in villages of Telangana to re-connect handloom to people.
The speakers for the day will be Dr.Rama Melkote, Uzramma, K.Lalitha, Dr.B.Syama Sundari.
This is an initiative of the All India Federation of Handloom Organisations. The membership at present is 4, Dastkar Andhra(DA), DCYT(Decentralised Yarn spinning Trust), RCJS(Rashtra Chenetha Jana Samakhya),Chirala and DESI, Benguluru(Karnataka).
Open for all. Entry - Free
Organizer
Dastkar Andhra
Dastkar Andhra is a Trust working to promote the interests of handloom weavers in the State of Andhra Pradesh. Our sister Trust Dastkar Andhra Marketing association sells handloom fabric on behalf of the primary weaver co-operatives in our State. Our retail store, daram, we are proud to say is the only pure handloom store in the country. daram has previously participated in your bi-monthly handloom bazaar