In 1935, DuPont chemist Wallace Carothers invented nylon, ushering in a new era of man-made fabrics that would eventually clothe astronauts and deep-sea divers, stop bullets with Kevlar and dog a ...

Her passion for sarees led her to focus deeply on handlooms. Varshitha Keshava, founder of Amrtesvari Satika and a Karnataka-based textile revivalist, has been actively promoting traditional weaves ...