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An earnest effort to revive indigenous art and crafts
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March 13, 2021 11:05 IST
Sankalp Art Village creates a platform for artisans to improve their designs and cater to modern needs
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Artisans use flowers to naturally dye cotton yarn at the Sankalp Art Village in Visakhapatnam.
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K.R. Deepak
Sankalp Art Village creates a platform for artisans to improve their designs and cater to modern needs
At Sankalp Art Village (SAV) at Pedagadi, about 46 kilometres from Visakhapatnam, the air is filled with the periodic chirrup of birds and the click-clack of the spinning wheel.
Under a thatched shelter, a pair of deft hands spin out yarns from the wheel while at another corner a woman boils myrobalan (haritaki) to prepare the natural dyes for the yarns. The hum of the wheel is interspersed with a sound of a distant chisel at work coming from within a compound wall nearby. Here, coconut shells are being transformed into cups and w