Having already been used in medicines and cosmetics, Aloe Vera has found its way into cloth. Weavers in Tamil Nadu are experimenting with it to make colourful sarees.Weavers in Anakaputhur, a suburb of Tamil Nadu capital Chennai appear enthusiastic about using Aloe Vera fibre in saree-making."With the price of yarn increasing, we thought of finding a natural fibre to make sarees. First, we used banana...
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Chennai, Oct.26 (ANI): Having already been used in medicines and cosmetics, Aloe Vera has found its way into cloth. Weavers in Tamil Nadu are experimenting with it to make colourful sarees.Weavers in Anakaputhur, a suburb of Tamil Nadu capital Chennai appear enthusiastic about using Aloe Vera fibre in saree-making."With the price of yarn increasing, we thought of finding a natural fibre to make sarees....
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Known popularly as the identity of an Indian woman, sarees may not seem to be worn by many on the streets, but statistics show the industry has seen a massive leap from the past few years, the boom apparently benefiting the designers more. Leading retail houses and showrooms in the city estimate a 15-20 per cent increase in saree sales over the last year. "Saree industry is growing tremendously. We...
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Known popularly as the identityof an Indian woman, sarees may not seem to be worn by many onthe streets, but statistics show the industry has seen amassive leap from the past few years, the boom apparentlybenefiting the designers more.Leading retail houses and showrooms in the city estimatea 15-20 per cent increase in saree sales over the last year."Saree industry is growing tremendously. We have seen...
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Chinta Mohan looking at a bedsheet on display at the Handicrafts expo in Tirupati on Wednesday.TIRUPATI: The ‘All India Handloom and Handicrafts Exhibition 2009’ got off to a colourful start at the Thyagaraja Mandapam hall here on Wednesday.The exhibition is being organised by ‘Kala Bharathi’ Member of Parliament (Tirupati) Chinta Mohan inaugurated the mela. He not only appealed to the public to make...
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Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor has shot back at Shiv Sena who recently targeted the actress' bare back shots in her upcoming film 'Kurbaan'.Shiv Sena workers expressed their anger over a poster of Karan Johar's latest production 'Kurbaan' in Mumbai on Friday, where the actress is shown flashing her bare back."We will soon visit Kareena's residence and present her a saree," party's area Vibhagpramukh...
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src="http://www.ndtvmovies.com/images/showbiz/kurbaan-new.jpg" alt="Shiv Sainiks cover up Kareena in a saree" style="margin-right:5px;margin-top:5px;width:70px;height:70px;" />Expressing indignation over a poster of Karan Johar's latest production <I>Kurbaan</I>, where actress Kareena Kapoor is shown flashing her bare back, Shiv Sena workers tied a saree around one such poster in suburban...
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woman suffered serious burn injuries when her saree accidentally caught fire whilelighting an earthern lamp inside the crowded Shri Jagannath Temple complex here today.Shakuntala Sahu (27), a resident of Aul in Kendrapara district, sustained critical burns when her synthetic saree caught fire from a lamp at the temple of Devi Bimala inside the 12th century shrine, superintendent of police SK Priyadarshi...
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