HIMROO SHAWL - ART AND CULTURE
News: Himroo:
Fighting to Survive
What's in the news?
● A
tour to Aurangabad is never complete without a visit to the few Himroo weavers
workshops, which produce this legacy handloom textile, now on its way out,
unless serious steps are taken to revive the business.
Key takeaways:
● According
to most records, the word Himroo originates from 'hum-ruh', the Persian word
for 'similar'.
● Made with silk and cotton
threads, the fabric is a reinterpretation of the Persian weave Kinkhwab, which was made with
gold and silver threads, and meant for royalty.
Himroo shawls:
● Himroo
is a fabric of silk and cotton locally grown in Aurangabad, Maharashtra.
● These
soft woolen Himroo shawls have a signature floral
motif on a dark background.
● It
also has works of gold and silver
threads which gives it an exquisite look.