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Pochampally, India is known as the "Silk City of India" for its historic silk saree weaving techniques. The intricate geometric patterns spread across the lightweight silk fabric give it a hypnotizing effect. Creating each saree takes a family of four weavers up to 10 days using traditional looms. The natural dyeing process and perfection in transferring intricate designs have helped Pochampally silk sarees gain Geographical Indication status. With over 10,000 weaving families across 100 villages, Pochampally weaving continues as an important cultural heritage craft of India.

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Pochampally Silk - Proposal

Pochampally, India is known as the "Silk City of India" for its historic silk saree weaving techniques. The intricate geometric patterns spread across the lightweight silk fabric give it a hypnotizing effect. Creating each saree takes a family of four weavers up to 10 days using traditional looms. The natural dyeing process and perfection in transferring intricate designs have helped Pochampally silk sarees gain Geographical Indication status. With over 10,000 weaving families across 100 villages, Pochampally weaving continues as an important cultural heritage craft of India.

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THE PROPOSAL ON THE SILK WEAVING OF INDIA’S HISTORIC SILK

SAREE- POCHAMPALLY, TELANAGANA.


Pochampally is a small town of TELANGANA, Bhoodan Pochampally.
Also called as the “Silk City of India”, the town is known for giving the world
a fabric that can rival any other Ikat production in the country. The silk
saree boasts of blending comfort with the usual grandeur meant for silk
sarees, to perfection. One of the most telling signs of the saree is the
mesmerizing geometric pattern that spreads all over the garment giving it a
perfect trance-y feel. So if you are sporting a Pochampally saree, it’s a
unique feature and art of the weavers you can find in that saree.

History

Pochampally marked its rightful place in Indian history as a silk mine


in the 18th century. The weaving process of the traditional Pochampally silk
sarees is said to be brought to the small town of Pochampally from Chirala
where the art was locally referred to as chit-ku. The technique has been
widely applauded because of the fabric’s unique identity, as compared to
other Ikat producing units.

Starting with a small pool of weavers, the town soon came to be


known for the classic fabric that they could produce, one that could compete
with every silk manufacturer in the country. The weavers here produce the
silk sarees not only grandeur, but also with precision and a perfection that
was hard to find elsewhere.

The process of weaving

The uniqueness of Pochampally lies in the smoothness and neatness


with which it can get the design onto the fabric and elsewhere in the world
you cannot find that art.

The silk threads are warp and weft are tie-dyed and positioned in such
a way that they work together to create the specific design with that
signature bleed. Pochampally Silk uses double blends and boasts of
transferring the intricate design onto the fabric with nothing short of
perfection. The colour of the fabric, like most ikat fabrics, is obtained from
natural sources. The fabric itself alternates between cotton, silk and sico
(which is a blend of silk and cotton).
The weaving of a Pochampally sarees takes one family of four people,
10 days to weave. The hard work and manual labour show in the final
product that you eventually hold in your hands.

The weaving takes place not only just in the village of Pochampally but
also in Aler, Chowtuppal, Siripuram, Bhongir, and in other few villages of
Yadadri and Nalgonda districts of Telenagana.

The Unique features

One of the most telling signs of a Pochampally silk saree is the


intricate geometric design spread over the fabric. The minute detailing gives
it a very captivating effect; if you look at the design directly it can actually
have a hypnotizing effect.

The silk sarees are extremely lightweight and also comfortable that
they make a perfect summer wear option, especially in Indian weather. The
rich lustre of silk also makes it a great festive choice and even our summer
weddings too.

And their colour from natural sources only. The colours are normally
bright with orange, yellow, dull gold and pink ruling the roost. The pattern is
mostly dull gold, you’ll often find brighter colours present in the design too.

The heritage of art in India

Pochampally started out with traditional looms and age-old design


elements but today the industry is home to more than ten thousand families
in over a hundred villages in Telanagana.
The fabric, which received the coveted Geographical Indication (GI)
status in 2005, is marketed to the general public through cooperative
societies, official organisations (Pochampally ikat is the registered property
of Pochampally Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society and the Pochampally
Handloom Tie and Dye Silk Sarees Manufacturers Association) and local
business houses. The sales figures stand at a whopping 100,000,000 INR.
The art has also found place in UNESCO’s (The United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization) tentative list of world heritage sites as
part of “iconic saree weaving clusters of India.”
Indian designers like Rahul Mishra are keen to bring this textile art into
the limelight and designer ikat sarees can be seen on sale at all Taj Khazana
stores across Taj Hotels in the country. Bollywood actor, Aishwarya Rai
Bachchan wore a Pochampally saree on her wedding day. Indian
government’s official air carrier, Air India air hostesses also wear specially
designed Pochampally silk sarees.

Hence I am looking forward to a grant from SAHAPEDIA for the


pictorial representation/ photoessay on pochampally.

Thanks and regards


--
Srinath Vasam,
+919440845584,
504, CYBER ORCHID,
NEW CYBER VALLEY,
HAFEEZPET,
HYDERABAD - 500049

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