10 THE HANDLOOM: KANJIVARAM SILK
In 2018 Bollywood star Deepika Padukone wore two Kanjivarams for her wedding celebrations. One was a breathtaking red sari with the Gandaberunda, a mythical two-headed bird, and the second one had zari in both the warp and weft—it draped like molten gold. Both were by the label Advaya from The House of Angadi in Bengaluru.
Kanjivarams are produced on jacquard looms, a technique introduced in the 1980s, and
