| The other themes of the show, revolved around food, wildlife, forces of nature, drapes, traditional arts and crafts, khadi and denim. |
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| The mobile unit would serve to take khadi textiles and other rural products to the people. |
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| Once a dull, coarse material, today khadi is a multicolored wonder fabric with weaves as fine as muslin. |
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| When one uses khadi clothes and other products marketed by khadi industries, one is supporting the spirit of freedom and nationality. |
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| Also, in an effort to promote khadi, models will display the garments while artists will perform traditional cultural programmes. |
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| The Pattushalis and the Devangis weave both warp and weft since centuries and the Pattushalis are the fine khadi weavers. |
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| A focal outlet would also be set up in the Board for exploring the export possibilities for khadi products, adds Mr. Nandakumar. |
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| Made with floss silk on khadi, phulkari is practiced by very few in the State today. |
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| The khadi campaigners hope that the humble fabric will serve as the rallying force for awakening an entire nation, once again. |
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| He said the institutions engaged in khadi production received a boost when Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister. |
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| Millions of khadi spinners and weavers are under the vast network of institutions, which constitute the KVIC umbrella. |
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| Let's start with the slip-on slippers that would go well with khadi dresses. |
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| The cloth preferred for this is the home-spun, locally-woven and dyed khadi. |
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| The company comes out with products purely based on hand spun cloth or khadi. |
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| Clay dolls, terra cotta items, khadi, handloom saris and dress materials are on display. |
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| That was the kind of cloth Gandhi wanted to be replaced by our own homespun khadi. |
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| Similarly, we will take all effective measures possible for the rejuvenation of our traditional industries such as coir, cashew, handloom, fisheries, khadi and so on. |
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| The Tusser silk and khadi silk saris are also in good demand here. |
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| He was as usual immaculately dressed in crisp white khadi cotton. |
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| The same khadi fabric can make you feel cool in summer and warm in winter. |
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| The same worker who is involved in making khadi can be utilised much more efficiently in the modern textile industry, which is a lot more profitable. |
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| At a time when rural unemployment is high, weavers of fine khadi in Andhra Pradesh are turning away from traditional weaving and spinning, all for lack of proper support. |
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| By 1934 the making and marketing of khadi had been organized in 5,000 villages. |
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| They will be asked to wear khadi, the thick, self-woven cotton fabric favoured by Gandhi and his followers. |
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| Millions are too poor to buy enough khadi to replace their discarded cloth. |
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| Sofa covers with emboidery yarn tassels and ties in either washed cotton velvet or hand spun and woven white cotton khadi cloth. |
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| And this frail woman in her khadi sari worked till she was 80, gracefully living with her Parsi daughter-in-law, always encouraging her and admiring her for what she did. |
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| With the introduction of khadi and the spinning wheel by Gandhiji, there was a big turnabout in the financial affairs of the British eventually leading to their downfall. |
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| Inspired by the rich tradition of the sub-continent, Karuna has concentrated on pure fabrics like khadi, silks, organza, brocade, tissue, crepe and georgette. |
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| A threadbare khadi jhola hangs over his shoulder, an umbrella in his hand. |
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| His efforts to resist the use of British cloth led to the resurgence of khadi and of course made the spinning wheel symbolic to the Indian independence movement. |
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| As a result the All-India Spinners' association was founded for the development of khadi under Gandhi's guidance, and for the next four years his work was to be preaching and organizing khadi centres in the villages. |
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| They were in khadi silk saris and salwar kameezes, trying to look so patriotic wearing desi and all. |
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| Softer compared to the traditional Khadi textile, this new handspun fabric boasts of being eco-friendly and does not crease easily. |
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| Khadi can often encompass many shades from oatmeal, to grey and off-white. |
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| One can also get various varieties of soaps, bleaching powders, starch powder and different varieties of pickles made by the self-employment units funded by the Khadi board. |
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| The profit from the exhibition will be utilised for promoting schemes beneficial to weavers and spinners, said P. Ajayakumar, project officer, State Khadi Board. |
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