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- Published: January 15, 2022 17:45
New Delhi: The craft of a weaver named Nalla Vijay is winning hearts all over the net. Nalla Vijay is a weaver from Telangana has made a 5.5 meters saree that can fit entirely in a matchbox. The handwoven saree has been made of natural silk and natural dyes made of vegetables are used for its colour. Besides, the saree has all the quality and features that can be seen in any other ordinary sarees.
The saree was presented before Telangana Ministers KT Rama Rao, V Srinivas Goud, P Sabitha Indrareddy, and Errabelli Dayakar Rao on January 11 in Hyderabad. The saree was also gifted to Sabitha Indrareddy. Vijay in 2017 displayed the saree at World Telugu Conference. Also, he gifted a saree made of superfine silk to the then US President Barack Obama’s wife Michelle Obama, when the couple visited India in 2015.
Minister for IT, Industries, MA & UD, Telangana shared the masterful weaving of Vijay on the micro-blogging site along with sharing some pictures of the event. The translated caption read, “Nalla Vijay, a young leader of Sirisilla weaving a sari caught in a match, displayed his sari in Hyderabad today in the presence of ministers KT Rama Rao, Errabelli Dayakar Rao, V Srinivas Goud, and P Sabitha Indrareddy. The ministers congratulated Vijay on seeing this wonderful saree.”
అగ్గిపెట్టెలో పట్టే చీరను నేసిన సిరిసిల్లకు చెందిన యువ నేతన్న నల్ల విజయ్ ఈరోజు హైదరాబాద్లో మంత్రులు @KTRTRS, @DayakarRao2019, @SabithaindraTRS, @VSrinivasGoud సమక్షంలో తను నేసిన చీరను ప్రదర్శించారు. విజయ్ నేసిన ఈ అద్భుతమైన చీరను చూసి మంత్రులు అభినందించారు pic.twitter.com/r4tVA5GvZf
— Minister for IT, Industries, MA & UD, Telangana (@MinisterKTR) January 11, 2022
The tweet was shared on January 11 and garnered over 800 likes and 141 retweets. The tweet received a lot of attention from the netizens as people were astonished by the weaver’s skill. Here are some of the reactions from the netizens:
#saree in #matchbox heard in history once upon time #weavers of #india did weave so and #exported ????#textiles #handloom https://t.co/HZGUilgdUf
— Prasanna K (@prasannaipo) January 11, 2022
Kudos to Nalla vijay?
— Lokesh (@Lokesh1067) January 11, 2022
A saree that fits into a matchbox ?????? https://t.co/fm7x7mez3O
— AVANI | アヴァ二 (@evidenceofmine) January 12, 2022
— badrinath (@Errabadrinath65) January 12, 2022
super ? pic.twitter.com/cbTQI4AAit
— Appa Rao (@Narendra_22222) January 11, 2022
Good work ?? pic.twitter.com/57ho37n789
— Ashu ? (@Oggukalakarulam) January 11, 2022
Amazing skills. Salute to the artisan..??
Also urge him to keep the art alive through generations.— Arun Rane ॐ (@ArunRane9) January 12, 2022
Nalla Vijay hailed from Rajanna Sircilla district notified that to weave such a saree with hands, around six days are taken and it costs Rs 12,000. However, if the saree is weaved on the machine, it takes around three days and costs Rs 8,000. He also stated that weavers in the Sircilla have seen many changes and are adapting to the latest technology and modern tools.