Kerala State Handlooms Devl. Corp. Ltd.

This is our main office on Thilleri Road, at P.M-32/249. It’s a sturdy old building that has seen a lot of years go by. We handle the development of handlooms for the state, which basically means a lot of paperwork and meeting with weavers from all over. The rooms are large with high ceilings and old wooden desks that have been here forever. It’s usually a bit quiet inside, except for the sound of the ceiling fans and the occasional visitor coming in with samples. We don't have any modern glass walls or fancy lights. It’s just a place of work. Thilleri Road is a familiar place for us, and most of the staff have been working here for a long time. We have stacks of registers and files going back decades. It feels a bit like stepping back in time sometimes. We don't do much in terms of advertising or making ourselves look big. We just focus on the handloom workers and making sure their stuff gets where it needs to go. Sometimes the rain hits the roof so loud we can’t hear each other speak, so we just wait it out with a cup of tea. It’s a slow and steady kind of place. We value the craft and the history, but on a day-to-day basis, it’s just about getting through the tasks at hand and keeping the records straight for everyone involved. We just keep things moving as they always have been.