{"id":59173,"date":"2025-08-12T12:31:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T07:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=59173"},"modified":"2025-08-12T13:36:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T08:06:15","slug":"kodali-karuppur-silk-sari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/kodali-karuppur-silk-sari\/","title":{"rendered":"Kodali Karuppur Silk Sari"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Kodali Karuppur Silk Sari Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The iconic Kodali Karuppur silk sari, a luxury garment once patronised by the Maratha kings of Thanjavur is facing a crisis as its traditional handloom weavers dwindle in number.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Kodali Karuppur Silk Sari<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It derived its name from Karuppur, a village near Kumbakonam<\/span><b>, Tamil Nadu.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The handwoven silk saris, dhotis, and furnishings of Karuppur that combined hand painting, block printing, and brocade-weaving <\/span><b>were popular up to the 19th Century.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>History of Kodali Karuppur Silk Sari<\/b>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These evolved under the patronage of the Maratha ruler <\/span><b>Serfoji Raja Bhonsle Chhatrapati II<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 1787-1832 and were made exclusively for the Ranis of Thanjavur up to the 19th century.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ancestors of the weavers comprised about 400-500 families who migrated from Saurashtra to Madurai, Salem and Kancheepuram.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Karuppur cloth was worn only by the Thanjavur nobility, <\/span><b>who gifted some as khillat or clothes of honour.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In some Maratha states like <\/span><b>Baroda, Kohlapur and Satara, the Karuppur<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sari was an essential part of the bride\u2019s trousseau, as was the Karuppur turban for the groom.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Design:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The design vocabulary of the Karuppur sari is limited, <\/span><b>mostly geometric and linear patterns, vine-like designs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>stars<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, veldarri and the thazhambu or screw pine flower design.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This saree <\/span><b>does not have a GI<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Geographical Indication) <\/span><b>tag.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/tamil-nadu\/the-warped-weft-a-handloom-story\/article69913659.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TH<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kodali Karuppur Silk Sari derived its name from Karuppur, a village near Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu. 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