Gujarat, a place rich in heritage & handloom, is slowly fading out on one of its unique handloom art form “Tangalia”, knowledge of which is limited to the Dangasia community of Surendranagar district. Babubhai Rathod, age 45, is one such artisan in the district’s Dedara village, living with his parents ~80 years, a son of 17 who’s studying & wife who works too. Being an expert, Tangalia weaving is what he knows best & devotedly strives hard to keep the culture alive in this high paced world from 20 years. It is a very intricate art form of dotted splendour on the textiles, with tiny dots of extra weft twisted, giving an effect of bead embroidery. Twisting the weft while the weaving is in process creates beautiful linear patters & forms. But as is the biggest challenge of any micro-entrepreneur, he needs assistance stocking up on enough raw material to ensure continuous business cycle. The entire process is highly time-consuming with expensive raw material. Therefore he has requested for a loan of Rs. 40,000, majority of which will provide for material (grey yarn) & the rest to improve the loom with additional parts. Generous help from us can revive this handloom form & help bring cheer to Rathod’s family
Gujarat, a place rich in heritage & handloom, is slowly fading out on one of its unique handloom art form “Tangalia”, knowledge of which is limited to the Dangasia community of Surendranagar district. Babubhai Rathod, age 45, is one such artisan in the district’s Dedara village, living with his parents ~80 years, a son of 17 who’s studying & wife who works too. Being an expert, Tangalia weaving is what he knows best & devotedly strives hard to keep the culture alive in this high paced world from 20 years. It is a very intricate art form of dotted splendour on the textiles, with tiny dots of extra weft twisted, giving an effect of bead embroidery. Twisting the weft while the weaving is in process creates beautiful linear patters & forms. But as is the biggest challenge of any micro-entrepreneur, he needs assistance stocking up on enough raw material to ensure continuous business cycle. The entire process is highly time-consuming with expensive raw material. Therefore he has requested for a loan of Rs. 40,000, majority of which will provide for material (grey yarn) & the rest to improve the loom with additional parts. Generous help from us can revive this handloom form & help bring cheer to Rathod’s family
