The Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi while inaugurating the Global Textile and Handicrafts Event, Textiles India, 2017, in April stated, “Indian textiles represent the rich cultural diversity of the country.” Citing the example of poet Kabir, Modi said, “Kabir used to weave cloth and...
Silk. It is the most regal of fabrics and adds a spark to any attire. India’s history is linked to this famed fabric as it drew the early colonisers to the Indian shores. Most Indian states have mastered the production of this fabric and have added their distinct nuances to it. In West Benga...
The history of India’s freedom struggle is interwoven with the charkha. The khadi fabric epitomised India’s evolution into a self-identifying nation. The cotton fabric symbolises the rich heritage of the indigenous weaving industry in India. Post-independence, the Indian government establi...
The Indian textile industry is one of the oldest industries in the Indian economy. The Indian textiles industry, currently estimated at around $120 billion, is expected to reach $230 billion by 2020. Indian exports of locally made retail and lifestyle products grew at a compound annual growth rate (...
The ethnic wear market in India is witnessing growth. The present market not only associates ethnic wear with festivals but is aggressively pairing it with western wear, bringing an Indo-Western flavour to work spaces across India. The growing fashion consciousness has turned women’s ethnic segmen...
To the wayfaring traveller, the Uttar Pirpur village in Uluberia subdivision of Howrah district will seem ordinary enough. The brick-worked lanes twisting through the village, the lush fields of paddy swaying in the distant horizon responding to the soft autumn breeze, animated groups of school girl...
Dear Reader,India-Bharat is blessed by Lord Ganesh and Mother Lakshmi who help remove all obstacles and grant the boons of abundance, prosperity and happiness as well as the spirit of unity amidst diversity. Lord Ganesh and Mother Lakshmi are for all beings irrespective of caste and religion.Food, c...
The loss of credibility is perhaps the most serious concern of the Indian media today. Many within the media can feel it but are reluctant to accept it fully because of a variety of reasons. Media persons per se tend to shift the ‘blame’ to the promoters who are interested more in business than ...
Nivedita gave the clarion call, “If the whole India could agree to give say ten minutes every evening, at the oncoming darkness, to thinking a single thought – We are one. We are one. Nothing can prevail against us to make us think we are divided. For we are one and all, the antagonisms amongst ...
Maneka Sanjay GandhiMinister, Women & Child Welfare, GoI Life is so complex. We think of all beings as animals or plants and this means a lot when you are vegetarian and determined not to hurt. What characterises a being as one or another. An animal must feed on other living...