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Gajam Anjaiah (b. 1955)

Padmashali ikat innovator of Telangana who bridged alizarin-mordanted Telia Rumal double ikat and geometric Pochampally silk-cotton weaving.

Telangana Telia Rumal and Pochampally ikat weaver Gajam Anjaiah

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Telangana Telia Rumal and Pochampally ikat weaver Gajam Anjaiah
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Born into a Padmashali handloom household in Telangana, Gajam Anjaiah mastered the twenty-day castor-oil, sheep-dung ash, and alizarin mordanting cycle of Chirala-Puttapaka Telia Rumal kerchiefs alongside multi-heddle Pochampally tie-and-dye sari architecture. 1

Developing natural-dye ikat yardage and training rural weaving cooperatives across Nalgonda and Yadadri Bhuvanagiri districts, he was honoured with the Sant Kabir Handloom Award and the Padma Shri (2013). 1

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Pochampally Tie-and-Dye Ikat Weaving
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Telia Rumal and Pochampally Ikat Master Weaver Gajam AnjaiahOffice of the Development Commissioner (Handlooms), India, 2013—
"Gajam Anjaiah (b. 1955)." Folkroom Archive (Artists), https://folkroom.org/artists/gajam-anjaiah · CC BY-SA 4.0.