The cacophonic Old Natham Road gradually gives way to the desolate streets of Valluvar Colony, lined with rows of tiled-roof houses. It’s noon and the entire hamlet is shrouded in silence. In a far corner of the street, a small group of men stretch out lengthy bundles of colourful threads under the sun, tying them to short wooden poles on either sides. They comb through the 60 metre long threads, removing knots and glitches and make them ready to be put on the loom. Unmindful of the vehicles and people passing by on the street, the men concentrate on the work at hand. Walk a few yards into the neighbourhood and the rhythmic tick-tock of the handloom signals life.

 

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