rangrez: dyer community

rangrez: dyer community.

Lit. rang,"color" & rez,"to pour"

India's most refined craft undoubtedly is textiles. The colors of textiles most vibrant
rajasthan's tie-dye & lehariya techniques, ikat of andhra, patola of gujarat...
indigo was one of the major trade items for the East India Company.

"rangrez" is used here, as a catalyst in forwarding crafts of India. by mixing various materials & knowledge the idea is to contemporise products and find new markets.

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