Related Keywords: geographic indication tage, hand-woven cotton, handicraft, handspun, India's National Flag, IPR, Khadi, khadi process, skin friendly, swadeshi movement
The Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Attorney Association seeks Geographical Indication tag for Khadi as it stands as a fabric of the freedom struggle and a political weapon in Mahatma Gandhi's Swadeshi movement. Khadi is likely to get statutory protection as a GI-tagged product unique to the Indian subcontinent.
Khadi is not mere a piece of cloth but has now become a way of life. At one time, the spinning wheel was the symbol of India's poverty and backwardness. Mahatma Gandhi turned it into a symbol of self-reliance and non-violence.
