The Economic Times

She couldn't read Sanskrit, yet this Padma Shri awardee spent over two years weaving the entire Bhagavad Gita on a 284-foot-long cloth

Assam's master weaver Hemoprova Chutia achieved a remarkable feat by hand-embroidering and weaving the entire Bhagwad Gita onto a 280-foot cloth, despite not being able to read Sanskrit. Her dedication to preserving traditional Assamese weaving, even introducing beadwork, earned her the prestigious Padma Shri. Chutia's extraordinary patience and skill in recreating sacred texts without modern tools highlight the enduring legacy of India's handloom traditions.