Artisans
A master Sambalpuri saree weaver who declined a machine that could do in 4 hours what takes him 45 days.
By People of Odisha
March 2026
""My son wants me to teach him. I keep saying not yet. I want him to want it more than I do.""
Ramesh is a master weaver in Sambalpur. He makes Sambalpuri sarees — the kind that take 45 days to complete. He has been offered a machine that could do it in 4 hours. He declined.
— Ramesh Sahu · Sambalpur, Odisha