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National Handloom Day 2023: History, Theme And Significance
National Handloom Day is observed on August 7. This day honours the handloom weavers and recognises their role in the country's economy and culture.
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Saree That Fits In Match Box Made By Telangana Weaver
Exhibiting his talent, a handloom weaver in Telangana has woven a saree, which fits into a match box.
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Highlights of #HandmadeDilSe Telethon: An Initiative To Support India's Weavers and Artisans
New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV), in collaboration with the Habba, a non-profit organisation in India, has initiated a fundraiser for weavers and artisans. The main aim of #HandmadeDilSe special telethon is to bring back the demand for handmade and revive their livelihoods.
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Karnataka's Rs 1,600-Crore Lockdown Relief, Rs 5,000 For Dhobis, Barbers
A day after it cancelled 10 trains for migrants, the BS Yediyurappa government in Karnataka has announced a relief package of over Rs 1,600 crore for groups worst hit by the coronavirus lockdown. But the package has very little to offer migrants forced to stay back; it is directed at small and medium enterprises, handloom weavers, flower growers, d...
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Blog: The Biggest Error That This Budget Made
Probably no previous Budget has tried to give so much to so many in such a short time. From farmers to drivers, domestics to handloom weavers, from the huge tribe of nomads to 3 crore middle class people, the budget has seemingly something for everyone.
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Microsoft CEO Nadella Says AI Chatbot Ruuh Changing the Lives of Handloom Weavers in India
Nadella said Ruuh can help handloom weavers create new economic opportunity by generating design patterns, inputting pictures, and colours.
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Fighting Imitation For 10 Years, Assam's Silk Town Weavers Are Tangles With Notes Ban
The semi-rural town of Sualkuchi in Assam is famous world over for its Assam silk made on traditional handlooms. The indigenous weavers of this town have been battling cheap imitations for over a decade. For the past one month demonetization has taken its toll in the small town also known as the 'Manchester of Assam'.
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Second National Handloom Day Celebrated In Varanasi
The union ministry of textiles today marked the second National Handloom Day with a series of events in the Prime Minister's constituency in Varanasi during which weavers were awarded and a number of agreements were inked in the presence of union minister Smriti Irani.
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Trending: At Smriti Irani's Behest, Twitter Posts #IWearHandloom Pics
In an attempt to encourage support for weavers, the minister shared a picture of herself dressed in a handwoven silk saree from Bihar, hashtagged #IWearHandloom on Monday. Starting a social media campaign, Ms Irani has urged people to follow suit and share pictures of themselves in handloom textiles, tagging five others.
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Amazon India Teams Up With Government to Boost Handloom Sales
The partnership allows Amazon India to engage with weavers in Kota in Rajasthan, Nadia in West Bengal, Bargarh in Odisha and Bijoynagar in Assam.
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Kerala's Handloom Weavers Reel Under Financial Stress
Though Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced August 7 as National Handloom Day, the faltering economy of the industry in Kerala is a cause of concern, famous for its white sarees with gold work, the state is home to over 10 lakh weavers, most of them face financial difficulties.
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Steps Needed to Ensure Handloom Weavers Get Rightful Wage: PM Modi
Making a strong pitch for the handloom industry, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called for steps to promote it globally as well as ensure that weavers are paid their rightful wages.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Visit Tamil Nadu Today
Security has been beefed up all over Chennai on the eve of the one-day visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch the First National Handloom Day.
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No Changes to Handloom Law, Assures Government, As Weavers Panic
The government today responded to the concerns of India's handloom sector and assured that it is not planning changes to the law that could leave traditional weavers competing with the mechanized power loom sector.
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Vidya Balan, Kanjeevaram Fan, Hopes to Help Revive Handloom Sarees
"I am someone who wears lot of handlooms. I strongly feel for it. Slowly I am gaining more knowledge about it so that I can do whatever I can for the weavers and the cause of the handloom," Vidya said
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National Handloom Day 2023: History, Theme And Significance
National Handloom Day is observed on August 7. This day honours the handloom weavers and recognises their role in the country's economy and culture.
-
Saree That Fits In Match Box Made By Telangana Weaver
Exhibiting his talent, a handloom weaver in Telangana has woven a saree, which fits into a match box.
-
Highlights of #HandmadeDilSe Telethon: An Initiative To Support India's Weavers and Artisans
New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV), in collaboration with the Habba, a non-profit organisation in India, has initiated a fundraiser for weavers and artisans. The main aim of #HandmadeDilSe special telethon is to bring back the demand for handmade and revive their livelihoods.
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Karnataka's Rs 1,600-Crore Lockdown Relief, Rs 5,000 For Dhobis, Barbers
A day after it cancelled 10 trains for migrants, the BS Yediyurappa government in Karnataka has announced a relief package of over Rs 1,600 crore for groups worst hit by the coronavirus lockdown. But the package has very little to offer migrants forced to stay back; it is directed at small and medium enterprises, handloom weavers, flower growers, d...
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Blog: The Biggest Error That This Budget Made
Probably no previous Budget has tried to give so much to so many in such a short time. From farmers to drivers, domestics to handloom weavers, from the huge tribe of nomads to 3 crore middle class people, the budget has seemingly something for everyone.
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Microsoft CEO Nadella Says AI Chatbot Ruuh Changing the Lives of Handloom Weavers in India
Nadella said Ruuh can help handloom weavers create new economic opportunity by generating design patterns, inputting pictures, and colours.
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Fighting Imitation For 10 Years, Assam's Silk Town Weavers Are Tangles With Notes Ban
The semi-rural town of Sualkuchi in Assam is famous world over for its Assam silk made on traditional handlooms. The indigenous weavers of this town have been battling cheap imitations for over a decade. For the past one month demonetization has taken its toll in the small town also known as the 'Manchester of Assam'.
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Second National Handloom Day Celebrated In Varanasi
The union ministry of textiles today marked the second National Handloom Day with a series of events in the Prime Minister's constituency in Varanasi during which weavers were awarded and a number of agreements were inked in the presence of union minister Smriti Irani.
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Trending: At Smriti Irani's Behest, Twitter Posts #IWearHandloom Pics
In an attempt to encourage support for weavers, the minister shared a picture of herself dressed in a handwoven silk saree from Bihar, hashtagged #IWearHandloom on Monday. Starting a social media campaign, Ms Irani has urged people to follow suit and share pictures of themselves in handloom textiles, tagging five others.
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Amazon India Teams Up With Government to Boost Handloom Sales
The partnership allows Amazon India to engage with weavers in Kota in Rajasthan, Nadia in West Bengal, Bargarh in Odisha and Bijoynagar in Assam.
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Kerala's Handloom Weavers Reel Under Financial Stress
Though Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced August 7 as National Handloom Day, the faltering economy of the industry in Kerala is a cause of concern, famous for its white sarees with gold work, the state is home to over 10 lakh weavers, most of them face financial difficulties.
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Steps Needed to Ensure Handloom Weavers Get Rightful Wage: PM Modi
Making a strong pitch for the handloom industry, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called for steps to promote it globally as well as ensure that weavers are paid their rightful wages.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Visit Tamil Nadu Today
Security has been beefed up all over Chennai on the eve of the one-day visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch the First National Handloom Day.
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No Changes to Handloom Law, Assures Government, As Weavers Panic
The government today responded to the concerns of India's handloom sector and assured that it is not planning changes to the law that could leave traditional weavers competing with the mechanized power loom sector.
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Vidya Balan, Kanjeevaram Fan, Hopes to Help Revive Handloom Sarees
"I am someone who wears lot of handlooms. I strongly feel for it. Slowly I am gaining more knowledge about it so that I can do whatever I can for the weavers and the cause of the handloom," Vidya said
