‘Woven air’: Ancient fabric spun across history makes comeback amid lies and climate change

‘Woven air’: Ancient fabric spun across history makes comeback amid lies and climate change

The Straits Times - Sports·2025-07-12 09:03

The sari was gorgeous, sheer – and dubious. The advertisement said it was made of muslin, an elegant, luxuriously soft cotton fabric once favoured by Mughal and European queens.

Dr Pritha Dasmahapatra was intrigued: At 2,000 rupees (S$30), this would be a steal. But how was it possible? 

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