In jamdani technique of handloom weaving, the motif appears same on front and reverse side of the sari and it is woven by hand. “More than 200 girls weaving the jamdani saris are from our community, which comprises above 80% of the total workforce, producing the famed jamdani saris in the industry. At 11, she dropped out from school to be groomed in the jamdani technique and now gets ₹7,500 monthly wages. The maximum weaving duration is 45 days for weaving the sari of highest worth more than ₹ 1 lakh. The girls engaged in the weaving work are from the villages in Uppada, Kothapalli, Aminabad, Mulapeta, Ravindrapuram, Komaragiri, Katukudumalli and Vakatippa, an area that was registered by the Geographical Indications Registry tag (GI Tag) for the jamdani technique in 2009.

Source: The Hindu November 16, 2020 20:06 UTC