Bent over an overflowing tub as water gushes out of a garden pump, 47-year-old Kalamkari artiste Niranjan Jonnalagadda’s hands are at work, repeating a process — dip, spin, wash and dunk. Around 20 people huddle around him, watching with bated breath. The painted pieces of cloth they have been working on undergo the ultimate test — that of water. Will they emerge as smudged masses of...
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