M.G Ramachandren Handloom Weavers Producer Company Limited

We are located at number 4 on Kamarajapuram North 3rd Street in Karur. As a producer company for handloom weavers, our main job is to keep the traditional work going. Karur is a place where you can hear the sound of looms almost everywhere you go. Our office is quite plain, just some desks and a lot of registers to keep track of the weaving schedules. It’s named after M.G. Ramachandren, who everyone here still loves, so we try to do right by that name. Most of the weavers don't actually work in this building; they are at home with their own looms. They come here to drop off the finished cloth and pick up more yarn. It’s a lot of back and forth. The street is narrow, so if a truck comes to pick up a load, everything else has to stop. We drink a lot of water because Karur is one of the hottest places in the state. There is a small temple at the end of the street where we sometimes go during the break. We don't have any fancy brochures. People know us because their fathers and grandfathers worked with us. It’s a community thing more than a corporate one. We just try to make sure the weavers get a fair price for the hard work they do with their hands.