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Indian traditional fabrics need a fresh approach to get back recognition in world textile map

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India is the second largest textile exporter in the world. Indian traditional textile has a unique combination of handspun fabrics and the inherited skill of weavers is the USP giving an edge in a mechanized world. Idiosyncratically, the handlooms of Benaras and khadi are among India’s greatest sartorial contributions to the world. They are a rarity in the world of textiles and need to be looked at with a fresh perspective.

Khadi sales sets cash registers ringing as it is gains popularity in fashion world

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Fashion designers are rocking the ramp with khadi collections made from hand-woven cotton fabric. Khadi, one time was an integral part and icon of the Swadeshi movement is now trendy and has set the cash registers ringing as it catches popularity in the fashion world.

GI protection sought both for the khadi product and the process

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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.

Centre Taking Steps To Develop Khadi, Handloom Sectors

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Related Keywords: handloom, India, Khadi

The Centre is taking steps to develop the sick khadi and handloom sectors by allocating Rs 19,000 crore and providing training to workers in these sectors, Union Minister for Textiles, Kavuri Sambasiva Rao said today.

Focusing on manufacturing quality textile products should be what the workers do to make the National Textile Corporation Units successful and profitable, he said while inaugurating two spinning mills, set up at a cost of Rs 55 crore and Rs 66 crore respectively by NTC at Kalayarkoil and Kamuthakudi near here.

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