S1 E9 - Know your Assam Silks
Episode 9 : “Know your Assam Silks“
“Assamese women weave dreams on their looms,” said Mahatma Gandhi during his first visit to Assam in 1921. Cut to today, a century later & this still holds true!
अबnoरmal proudly presents “Touring Talkies”
Season 1 “Kanyakumari se Kashmir tak - Ek Sari-torial Safar”.
This weekend our Sari-torial Safar takes us on on a journey to Assam ; a state that practically has a loom in every home & where traditionally the women weave for their families & themselves. A state known for its silks, tea & Kaziranga, Assam’s humid climatic conditions is conducive to sericulture making it India’s 3rd largest producer of Silk. Home to Muga, Eri, Paat silks & to Sualkuchi the “Manchester of the East” Assam is indeed the Land of Silks.
Our Guest Speaker today is Jonali Saikia Khashnabish founder of Heeya Social Enterprise & Managing Trustee of Heartcrafted Foundation as also a livelihood consultant with a focus on women’s livelihoods.
Hear Jonali hold forth on
the silks of Assam & the typical motifs one sees in Assamese weaves.
Please sit back & enjoy the video we have filmed. Hope you appreciate our sincerity of effort & do provide constructive feedback, comments & suggestions.
Please continue to follow our Facebook & Instagram pages for regular updates on episodes.
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/abnormalthen...
&
Instagram: @ab_nor_mal
Video edit courtesy @kk_fotography
This video and its contents are the copyright of अबnoरmal (ABnormal) and Kamala Raman Iyer. All rights reserved. Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is strictly prohibited.
