Fashion designer Neeta Lulla thinks sarees are becoming younger as time passes. Photo Courtesy: FlickrKnown 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...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Imagine the anger and frustration of a bridegroom when his brand new, custom-made wedding suit, given to the drycleaner to preserve its lily white appearance, comes out with a jaundiced look just two days before the wedding!Keeping in mind the sentiments of the young man from Hissar, the consumer court in Haryana directed the drycleaner to pay him damages. (Bhushan Vs Rakesh Aggarwal, FA No 9 of 1990,...
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