Tag: Himroo

• May 19, 2014

  Peeking into the Past: Jaypore visits noted revivalist Suraiya Hasan

  Suraiya Hasan, or Suraiya Apa as she is fondly called, is a bundle of energy as she flits around her weaving unit on the outskirts of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. The clacking of looms fills the air around this octogenarian as she goes about instructing her class of weavers on the nearly-extinct technique of himroo weaving. […]