by Manali bhanushali | Dec 11, 2020 | News & Insights
Mumbai, October 15th, 2020: Okhai, established by Tata Chemicals Society for Rural Development (TCSRD) with a mission to encourage and empower women in the rural areas, has launched a helpline for artisans across the remotest parts of India on the occasion of...
by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | Mar 31, 2020 | Traditional Textiles
INTRODUCTION Clothing is one of the most important primary needs of human being. This relation of mankind with clothing is the relation with his body and soul. To known human culture clothing plays a very vital role. It is due to the fact that clothing only not only...
by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | Mar 31, 2020 | Traditional Textiles
Arunachal Pradesh, literally means “land of dawn-lit mountains”, is the north-easternmost state of India. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. The culture of Arunachal Pradesh is truly varied in the sense that the state has 26 major...
by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | Jul 12, 2019 | Traditional Textiles
D.K.T.E’S TEXTILE AND ENGINEERING INSTITUTE, ICHALKARANJI Abstract: India has given the world yoga, architecture, heritage, traditions. One more contribution that must be added to the list is fashion. India has long been a muse to the international fashion. The...
by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | Jun 12, 2017 | Traditional Textiles
S Barhanpurkar,Prachi Hurkat , TK Sinha, Professor ,Dept of Textile Technology ,SVVV, Indore Chanderi cloth is composed of the tana, which is the warp or the length-wise, stretched out set of threads through which the bana or the weft is woven back and forth. Since...
by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | Jun 12, 2017 | Traditional Textiles
India is known as land of culture and traditional vibrancy through its conventional arts and crafts. India has 35 states with their own style and pattern of art, which is known as folk art. Folk art in India has a great potential in the international market because of...
by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | May 31, 2017 | Traditional Textiles
Traditional Indian Textiles – Appreciating and preserving the heritage Special focus: Traditional Textiles of Maharashtra The textiles of each state in India speak volumes about their cultural heritage. Unfortunately, despite the versatility of the fabrics and their...
by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | May 29, 2017 | Traditional Textiles
Introduction: The third handloom census (2010) clearly indicates that the handloom industry of India is not in a very healthy state. The key indicators are alarmingly challenging for sustainability of the handloom sector. Inevitability of the challenges with the...
