How Kanchi sarees remains the favoured attire for women in India?
A staple clothing item in the wardrobe of Indian women ever since the Indus valley civilisation, saree is something which has never got out of fashion. Sari is considered as a symbol of grace in the Indian subcontinent.
Be it any occasion from a festival to a wedding; women have traditionally worn sarees made up of handloom. The sarees are mostly manufactured with cotton, silk, ikkat, block-print, embroidery and tie-dye textiles. In south India silk is familiar with the name of pattu, thus giving the name of Kanchi pattu sarees to Kanchipuram silk sarees.
These sarees are manufactured in Kanchipuram region of Tamil Nadu. The area has 5000 families involved in the production of sari with 25 silk and cotton yarn industries. In popular culture, the life and struggles of Kanchi silk weavers are depicted in the film Kanchivaram released in 2008.
The Kanchi pattu sarees are woven from pure...