Designers are using 'Ahimsa' silk, a more humane process of producing silk, for their creations on the international platform. A model in Archana Kochhar's creation using ahimsa silk at New York ...
It was a request from the then first lady Mrs. Janaki Venkataraman for ‘Ahimsa’ silk that made handloom technologist Kusuma Rajaiah launch his brand of mulberry silk in 1992. By making silk thread ...
Close to 30,000 silkworms are boiled alive to weave a Pata or silk saree. But Odisha has decided to end the killing. A pilot project called ‘Ahimsa Silk’ initiated by the department of Handlooms, ...
NEW YORK, NY – Zohran Mamdani’s New Year’s Day swearing in as New York City’s mayor carried a quiet fashion statement with global resonance. Beneath the expected uniform of a black overcoat and crisp ...
Ahimsa silk, the fabric made without killing silkworms, is increasingly gaining popularity in foreign countries though it is yet to catch on in its land of origin. CHENNAI: 'Ahimsa silk', the fabric ...
Ahimsa silk may sound like a clever marketing term, on the lines of cage-free chicken or grass-fed beef. You might be tempted to dismiss it as yet another ploy to lighten the purses of gullible greens ...
People like silk garments. But they come at a cost - 50,000 silkworms for a sari. Mythily Ramachandran meets Kusuma Rajaiah, whose ahimsa silk initiative has revolutionised the industry. It all ...
Jigna Shah, a NIFT graduate, the only dealer of Ahimsa silk in India, says the textile is not a product but a concept that Reve. AHMEDABAD: A silk worm doesn't always have to be boiled alive for you ...
Women feeling guilty at the thought of wearing gorgeous silk sarees woven after killing the cocoons can now drape themselves with Ahimsa silk, made in a 'non-violent' manner. HT Image City based silk ...
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