Handloom Policies & Research

It’s 2018!! When will India acknowledge the role of Our Women Weavers?

A news item caught the attention in August 2016. It was the celebration of National Handloom Day. This event highlights the contribution of handlooms to the economy of the country, a celebration of...

An encouraging step for Indian women Handloom Weavers and Artisans..Read on>>

It was March 9th – International Women’s Day. The Year was 2017. Smriti Irani, the Union Textiles Minister announced the ‘Kamaladevi Chattopadhya National Awards’ awards for women weavers & art...

This is How Our Beloved Bapu – Mahatma Gandhi envisioned Indian Handlooms

Handlooms are nothing new to India. An age old tradition of making cloth by spinning and weaving since historical times, handloom has been the backbone of a vast number of the rural populace for th...