India Weaves A Future: Reviving Handloom For Next Generation

On National Handloom Day, experts and policymakers highlight the urgent need to make Indian handloom aspirational, economically viable, and future-ready

Weaving the Tapestry of Transformation

Pratibha Kalita has leveraged the technical, design and business training provided by the Antaran initiative to set up her own weaving venture in Assam

Once a symbol of Telugu royalty, rare Venkatagiri saris are getting a modern revival

Antaran weaves a new future for artisans

The Antaran initiative by Tata Trusts helped the pandemic-affected weavers of Assam to forge a new growth path

Handcrafting a digital journey

Antaran, a Tata Trusts’ initiative, helps traditional artisans like Das to turn entrepreneur and sustain their craft

India’s handloom artisans are at an inflection point

Sharda Gautam, Head of Crafts at Tata Trusts, makes the case for reviving weaving traditions and making seminal changes to the handloom sector as a way to strengthen India’s craft ecosystem

Not all classrooms have four walls

Artisans of Tata Trusts’ Antaran initiative learn to assimilate nature and their surroundings into their designs to create unique design collections

Weaving hopes and dreams during the pandemic

The Tata Trusts’ Antaran Artisans Connect initiative has revitalised the warp and weft of a dying industry