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From guns to the ramp: Former women Naxals who once roamed Bastar forests walk fashion show in Raipur

OpIndia Staff -
Marking National Handloom Day in Raipur, former Naxal women from Bastar confidently walked the runway in traditional handloom attire.
News Reports

Shefali Vaidya, Pune based author known for her ‘saree swag’, now a member of special committee constituted by the Ministry of Textiles

OpIndia Staff -
Pune-based author and speaker Shefali Vaidya has been appointed as a member in a specially constituted committee formed by the Ministry of Textiles.
Sports

Dhoti and shirt announced as a reward for Olympics medal-winning hockey player PR Sreejesh by Kerala govt’s handloom dept

OpIndia Staff -
As of now, Kerala government has not yet declared any reward for PR Sreejesh, who made India proud at the Tokyo Olympics
Opinions

The curious case of Laila Tyabji’s epic meltdown, the ‘personal saree shopper’ of Sonia Gandhi

Shefali Vaidya -
On the eve of #NationalHandloomDay on 7th August, founder of Dastkar and textiles Prima Donna Laila Tyabji chose to rant about this govt’s decision of scrapping of the Handloom Board
Government and Policy

Modi govt abolishes textile board with ‘activists’ and ‘experts’ pontificating, to get work done through institutes like NIFT instead

Nupur J Sharma -
The Handloom Board was an ornamental board that had activist and experts who essentially pontificated without doing any real ground work
News Reports

Manipur Handloom calls for stopping mass production of Lierum Phee in UP to protect livelihood of traditional weavers

OpIndia Staff -
The method of product and name of Leirum Phee should not be changed, experts said.

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