Noopur Kumar <br/><br/>
THREADS OF HOPE   The Magical Weaves of Andhra Pradesh 

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 - Hyderabad   Noopur Kumar  2011/01/01 
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<br/><br/> Noopur Kumar's ‘Threads of Hope - The Magical Weaves of Andhra Pradesh' bagged the National Tourism Award 2010-11 for excellence in publishing in English.<br/><br/>President Prathibha Patil presented the award to Mrs. Noopur Kumar at a function held in New Delhi. Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy had released the book in January this year.<br/><br/>The writer says that the book is about the life and legacy of weavers and their craft, including Kalamkari, Ikat or Mangalgiri.<br/><br/>It was while living in Tekkali in Srikakulam district that the writer was fascinated by the warp and weft when she first saw khadi being spun at Ponduru. Her book, ‘Hyderabad - Potrait of a City' was also very well received 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>978818465256 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Gifted  Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation,Kolkata 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Textile fabrics<br/>Textile industry<br/>Weavers<br/>India--Andhra Pradesh
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>746.095484  / NOO/TH