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Rehwa
Society, a quarter-century old not-for-profit foundation,
was created by the royal Holkar family of Central India's
erstwhile Indore Maharajah. Rehwa has two missions:
to revive the centuries-old handweaving traditon of
Maheshwar, Indore's eighteenth century capital; and
to improve the lives of Maheshwar's weavers by placing
income directly into the hands of our women weavers.
Rehwa's
delicate textiles are sold throughout India. All surpluses
support a school, housing program and health services
for weavers and their families.
While concentrating on fashion textiles for traditional
Indian saris and salwar kurtas, Rehwa is expanding production
into shawls
and stoles, fine table linen and blinds for
both the domestic and international markets.
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