Related Keywords: Craft research, Indian textile industry, NIFT, textile design
Craft research is included as part of the textile design syllabus. The third-year students of textile design from National Institute of Fashion Technology, Gandhinagar (Nift), as a part of their education, have travelled to various parts of Gujarat to research on the age-old crafts of the state, like Ashavali weave, zari, zardozi and tie and dye.