Meet the weaver

Ramulu Chintakindi

Pochampally double ikatBhoodan Pochampally, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri31 years at the loom

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Ramulu learnt tie-and-dye from his father at nine. Each double-ikat saree takes him and his wife about three weeks — the pattern is dyed into every thread before a single one is woven.