In 1992, a saree weaver’s aging mother told him, ‘I can’t weave anymore’; 7 years later, the man with no engineering degree invented an award-winning machine that replaced the 9,000 hand movements needed to prepare a Pochampally saree
Chintakindi Mallesham invented the Laxmi Asu machine for Pochampally saree weavers It all started when Chintakindi Mallesham’s mother said “I can’t weave anymore. My hands have worn out.” A saree may take pride of place in a wardrobe, but for the woman who helps make it, the beauty of the finished six-yard fabric can come…
