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Dyeing cotton fabrics is an ancient Indian art
Issue Date: Dec 15, 1992
THE NEXT time you see a kalamkari sari, treat it with respect, for it employs an ancient technique of dyeing cotton fabric, and the patterns are traditional. India's fabric trade goes back to the Phoenicians who are believed to be the first foreign merchants to come into India (Gujarat), and what attracted them most were Indian cotton fabrics.
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