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Monday, 24 September 2012
Saturday, 22 September 2012
Friday, 21 September 2012
Handlooms (Handloom Industry in Pochampally)
Pochampally has
traditional looms, whose design is more than a century-old. Basking under the
glory on par with the weavers of other places, Pochampally weave is popularly
known as tie and dye weave. The uniqueness lies in the transfer of design and
colouring onto warp and weft threads first and then weaves them together. The
fabric is cotton, silk and sico - a mix of silk and cotton. Increasingly, the
colours themselves are from natural sources...
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
History of Bhoodan Pochampally
18th April 1951
was an historic day of the very genesis of the Bhoodan movement. Vinoba Bhave
visited Pochampally mandal in Nalgonda district. Vinayak Narahari Bhave was known as Vinoba
Bhave was an advocate for nonviolence and human rights and is well known for
his Bhoodan Movement to help the landless farmers. The organizers had arranged
Vinoba's stay at Pochampally, a small village with about 700 families, of whom
two-thirds were landless....
Monday, 17 September 2012
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