Maheswari Handloom Producer Company Limited

Our group, Maheswari Handloom Producer Company Limited, is based in Jammalamadugu. We are located at D.No.21/56, right near the MPDO office. It’s a busy little area in Cuddapah district. Since we are a producer company, a lot of our time is spent working with the weavers and looking at the handloom pieces that come in. The building is older and has that specific smell of cotton and dye. Being near the MPDO office means there’s always people walking around and plenty of activity. We aren't trying to be a fancy brand; we just focus on the handloom stuff because that’s what this region is known for. The rooms are filled with stacks of finished cloth and raw materials. It gets quite warm in the afternoons, but we have high ceilings which helps a bit. We spend a lot of time talking to the local producers who bring their work to us. It’s a lot of back and forth, checking the threads and making sure the colors are right. We don't have a big website or a social media person. We just stay here in Jammalamadugu and do the work. It’s a community-based thing, really. Most of us have lived in Andhra Pradesh our whole lives and we just want to keep the handloom business going in our own small way without any corporate polish.