Potloi or Polloi is basically a cylindrical skirt made up of thick fabric and bamboo. The bridal costume of the Manipuri brides is breathtaking. Interestingly, the Potloi is so expensive that ...

Manipur’s 88-Year-Old Textile Veteran Hanjabam Radhe Devi, fondly known as Potloi Setpi, has been conferred with the ... of pursuing dressmaking as a profession when she designed an outfit for her ...

starting her small business of selling the Potloi, Devi would initially earn Rs 500 per outfit. Devi also makes costumes for the Khamba-Thoibi dance. The dance is based on a popular Manipuri ...

She has been acknowledged for the art of making ‘Potloi’ (a traditional bridal costume of the Meitei community in Manipur) and also as a ‘Potloi setpi’ (bridal dresser). Thanking her teacher, Longjam ...