Ananda makes dresses, blouses, sarees, dupattas and stoles using an exquisite Japanese dyeing technique called Shibori. The fabrics used are cotton, cotton silk and linen.
Shahin Akhtar started Ananda in 2012 after she came across outfits made with Shibori by a Bangladesh-based NGO in Dilli Haat. Akhtar is an experienced hand. She worked in the textile sector for 40 years. She read about the Shibori technique and taught herself. She then trained a team before she set up Ananda.
At Ananda’s unit in Noida, some 10-15 artisans have become skilled at Shibori. The fabric is folded. . .
