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Operating as a two-tiered system with village and state level handloom weavers cooperatives, APCO seeks to preserve the artistic heritage of handloom artisanship by increasing the economic viability of producing traditional silk and cotton weaves. The organisation owns a number of shopping outlets in Andhra Pradesh.
Pages in category "1976 establishments in Andhra Pradesh" ... Andhra Pradesh State Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society; C. ... St. Xavier's High School, Suryapet ...
Dharmavaram is a city in Sri Sathya Sai District of the Andhra Pradesh state of Indian country. It is mandal and divisional headquarters of Dharmavaram mandal and Dharmavaram revenue division respectively. [3] The city is known for its handloom silk sarees. The city is renowned for cotton, silk weaving industries and leather puppets. [4]
The Textile Policy 1985 emphasized the promotion of handloom garments. Andhra Pradesh is said to be the home of 359,212 weaver families who work in primary cooperative handloom societies. Primary Handloom Weavers Cooperatives (PHWCS) [15] includes weavers within certain specific geographical limits and provides production work to the members ...
He was re-elected to the Andhra Pradesh Assembly from 1967 to 1972 and subsequently served on the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council from 1974 to 1980. He served on various legislative subcommittees and was a member of the A.P. State Drainage Board and the District Irrigation Committee. Kotaiah was a member of the Andhra Pradesh Congress ...
Dharmavaram handloom pattu sarees and paavadas are textiles woven by hand with mulberry silk and zari. [1] They are made in Dharmavaram of Anantapur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was registered as one of the geographical indication from Andhra Pradesh by Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act ...
He has participated in several handloom exhibitions such as Suraj Kund Mela held at Haryana in Feb 1990, Pravinya Exhibition organized by Crafts Council of Andhra Pradesh in September 1991, An exhibition and seminar on Handlooms/Handicrafts conducted by Annalaxmi National Museum in Singapore on two occasions i.e. on 18 December 2003 and 26 ...
Mangalagiri sarees and fabrics are produced by performing handicraft weaving in Mangalagiri, a town in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. [1] It was registered as one of the handicrafts in the geographical indication from Andhra Pradesh by Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999.