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...

A Ready Recknor of Major Government Handloom Schemes - Explained in a Nut Shell

One of the schemes meant for implementation for the benefit of handloom weavers is the assistance from the Central Govt. to State Govts. and Union Territories in setting up enforcement machinery to...

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...

While the Handloom weavers are suffering in rest of India, Telangana Government is working harder than ever before to improve Handloom Culture in the state

Telangana was formed on 2nd June, 2014. United Andhra Pradesh had always been considered as a major region for one of the finest handloom weaves in the country and after the bifurcation occurred, s...

19000 Looms are idle – 20000 Weavers are jobless – Kerala Handlooms on verge of extinction?

Any cultural event, an exclusive wedding or a festive occasion are when you might see the unique and fine Kerala sarees and mundus with a kasavu (gold zari) border. The Kerala mundu and the Kerala ...

Nagercoil – Land known for its amazing wooden handicrafts

Known as the temple of the Nagas or snakes, Nagercoil is a town in the district of Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu and is its administrative headquarters. It is almost at the southernmost tip of india. In ...

Budget 2018 -2019 – Handloom Sector is in for a rude shock?

Every year close to the announcement of the Budget for the following year, India is always agog with excitement about what could be in store for it. Individuals from every class of society, small a...