Tag: handloom

Skill development panel report to be made public

The Centre is set to make public the findings of the report made by Sharda Prasad committee, which was formed by the government to re-evaluate the National Skill Development Mission. The committee has reportedly advised the skill development ministry to not only drastically reduce the number of s…

Handicrafts exports from Northeast poised for quantum jump

India’s north-eastern states, one of the richest in terms of eco-friendly crafts, exported handicrafts and handloom products to the tune of Rs 1,121.75 crore during the year 2015-16. The eight north-eastern states – Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Sikk…

Khadi weavers display their wares in Chennai

Chennai: Some of the finest khadi weaving communities of the country have set up shop in the city in an effort to bring attention to the dying handloom industry. On January 6, national award winning Director Vetrimaran and actors Rohini and Revathi inaugurated at Hotel Savera a three-day exhibiti…

Dastkari Haat to mark 60 yrs of Indo-Iran cultural ties

A colourful melange of handloom, pottery and textile will mark 60 years of Indo-Iran cultural ties at the upcoming Dastkari Haat Craft Bazaar. For the 31st edition of the annual festival, which begins on the New Year, Dastkari Haat Samiti will be showcasing works of nine Iranian crafts person and…

Textile units told to register online & provide production data

From January, all units across the textile value chain, except handloom, khadi and jute, will have to register online and provide data on production. According to a senior official in the Ministry of Textiles, the information will be collected, not for regulation, but for the development of the t…

Rise & fall of the Banarasi handloom sari

In 1968, 21-year-old Ashok Dhawan, on the verge of joining his family’s wholesale business of Banarasi saris in Varanasi, was asked by his father to go sight-seeing. From Agra’s Taj Mahal and Fatehpur Sikri to other places known for Mughal monuments, Dhawan was to observe the finer points of the …