Do you know how many silkworms are normally killed to make a silk sari? Kusuma Rajaiah, a 55-year old government officer from India's Andhra Pradesh state, does: "Around 10,000." Mr. Rajaiah ...

People have laughed at him for his attempt to save a few measly worms. But that has not stopped Kusuma Rajaiah, the Hyderabad-based handloom technologist, from working tirelessly to produce ...

People like silk garments. But they come at a cost - 50,000 silkworms for a sari. Mythily Ramachandran meets Kusuma Rajaiah, whose ahimsa silk initiative has revolutionised the industry. It all ...

It was a request from the then first lady Mrs. Janaki Venkataraman for ‘Ahimsa’ silk that made handloom technologist Kusuma Rajaiah launch his brand of mulberry silk in 1992. By making silk ...

Kusuma Rajaiah — a handloom technologist with the Andhra Pradesh State Handloom Weavers’ Co-operative Society — is spinning Ahimsa on silk. The fabric, unlike the conventional silk, is spun ...

CHENNAI: Mahatma Gandhi would have been pleased to present the Ahimsa Sari to his musical muse MS Subbulakhsmi. Mahatma’s Ahimsa theme was once again reinforced in Andhra-based Kusuma Rajaiah ...

One little known voice of compassion comes from Hyderabad, where Kusuma Rajaiah—after years of research—now produces silk without killing the worms. A senior technical officer with APCO ...

She had 60 criminal cases lodged against her between 1980 and 2004. Kusuma was a key member of the notorious 21-member Ram Asrey Phakkad gang, which was primarily involved in kidnappings.

Boston-based custom travel specialist Audley Travel has appointed Cathy Kusuma as Vice President of Trade and Partnerships. The newly created role recognizes Audley’s continued investment in the trade ...

JANGAON: The cold war between former deputy chief minister T Rajaiah and MLC Kadiyam Srihari erupted into a heated exchange of words on Tuesday, leaving the people of Station Ghanpur Assembly ...