There is pin-drop silence in the massive hall of the 1774 colonial bungalow, which houses the Cluny embroidery centre in Puducherry, with its black-white checkered floors, long-hanging fans, and 12ft tall doors. Under a 30ft ceiling, a group of about 20 women are bent over needlework. Roses, hibiscus, camels, and giraffes slowly... read full story