REZA : Revitalizing the craft of Haryana

The history of weaving in Haryana (India) is as old as the Indus valley civilisation. People of Haryana have been growing cotton for several millennia and spinning yarn for making ‘Reza’, a coarse cloth woven by the village weaver directly from raw cotton. Various kinds of apparel were made from this fabric until the mid-1900s CE. Since the 1950s, most of the old garments prepared at home with this fabric are confined to boxes in attic. This exhibition is a glimpse into the cultural heritage.