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Madras First Weaver Village – Kaladipettai

November 14 , 2026 8 hrs 0 min 31 0

Colletpet, now known as Kaladipettai, is located near Tiruvottiyur in Chennai.
Governor Joseph Collet established Colletpet as a weaving village in 1717.
On February 22, 1690, Governor Elihu Yale granted a cowle (written pledge) allowing Janrawar weavers and their families to settle and trade near Fort St. George.
The Janrawar community was a handloom-weaving community from present-day Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Jandrawar Street in Kaladipettai and J.P. Koil Street in Tondiarpet indicate the presence of this weaving community.
Governor George Morton Pitt established Chintadripet as a weaving village in the 1730s.