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Rahul Gandhi drops t-shirt look for khadi kurta, his speech holds clue why

Rahul Gandhi was wearing a khadi kurta while speaking in the debate on electoral reforms in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, though he is usually seen in white t-shirts and khakis for some years now. The choice to switch back to the more typical kurta for the day was strategic, his speech suggested.

Updated 216 days ago

Delhi to launch ₹50-cr scheme to skill 13K youth in Khadi, handloom

2,500 artisans will receive free toolkits, while 500 will be taken on exposure visits to contemporary craft markets. (HT Archive)

Updated 308 days ago

How the freedom fabric is now a style statement

Labels across India are giving khadi a modern vocabulary.

Published 333 days ago

Independence Day 2025: How Indian fashion has evolved through the decades

Independence Day 2025: Here's how Indian fashion has evolved through the decades

Updated 333 days ago

Commutercore and Cottagecore: Fashion tips to ace two global trends in India

Commutercore or Cottagecore? The surprising way Indian fashion is balancing both.

Updated 420 days ago

Fashion designers celebrate Khadi with a contemporary touch in Lucknow

Designer Aditi Jaggi Rastogi with showstopper Ritu Suhas, a bureaucrat, and other models

Updated 541 days ago

Christmas trees at Delhi-NCR hotels: Sustainability, recycling themes rule

Here's a look at some of the Christmas trees put-up at various hotels across NCR.

Published 567 days ago

Guv, CM pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi

U.P. governor Anandiben Patel (HT File Photo)

Published 649 days ago

Gandhi’s symbols provide clues to his political truth

New Delhi, India - Oct. 1, 2024: Workers decorate the Valmiki Mandir area at Mandir Marg in celebration of Gandhi Jayanti in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. Valmiki Mandir is where Mahatma Gandhi stayed for 214 days between April 1, 1946, and June 10, 1947. (Photo by RAJ K RAJ / Hindustan Times) (RAJ K RAJ /HT PHOTO)

Published 650 days ago

Independence Day special | Indian designers take ethnic route to high fashion

Collection designed and developed by NIFT in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh Khadi & Village Industries Board (Sourced)

Updated 697 days ago

PM Modi 'Mann Ki Baat': ‘Buy Khadi; cheer for India at Olympics’ | Top quotes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (AFP)

Published 715 days ago

U.P. int’l trade expo showcases state’s economic growth

Nand Gopal Gupta ‘Nandi’, the U.P. minister for industrial development, export promotion, NRI and investment promotion, said Uttar Pradesh is recognised as a premier destination for investors and has a thriving economic future. (HT file)

Updated 900 days ago

Darn it! It is fashion’s time to repair: An essay by Mridula Ramesh

Why is radical rethinking vital? Growing plant-based fibres such as cotton consumes 55 to 99 billion cubic metres of water per year worldwide (not counting rain water), or roughly as much as all households in India use in a year or two. (Images: Adobe Stock and Midjourney; Photo imaging: Puneet Kumar)

Updated 976 days ago

PM issues 51k job letters, says ‘focus is on traditional sectors’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed more than 51,000 appointment letters while addressing the National Rozgar Mela via videoconferencing (ANI)

Updated 989 days ago

Khadi is a weapon for those with self-respect, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the National Handloom Day celebrations, at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi (ANI)

Updated 1071 days ago

Khadi’s e-Market portal boosting sales of local products made by Prayagraj artisans

According to officials, artisans are selling their products across the country through the e-portal of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) -- www.khadiindia.gov.in (HT Photo)

Updated 1134 days ago

Cong leader expresses dismay over goodbye to khadi, abstinence

Former Kerala PCC chief VM Sudheeran

Updated 1232 days ago

PM Modi spins charkha at Khadi Utsav, says 'took back to childhood days' | Watch

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spinning wheel during 'Khadi Utsav' in Ahmedabad on Saturday, August 27.

Published 1416 days ago

Tamil Nadu trust making 5000 Khadi flags for free ahead of Independence Day

A hawker selling Indian flags on a rainy day, ahead of Independence Day celebrations at Ring Road, in New Delhi, India.

Updated 1433 days ago

Khadi artisans’ struggle for economic emancipation

Spinners account for approximately 78% of the artisans working in the khadi sector. However, spinners and weavers in the sector earn measly amounts for their skilled work.

Published 1478 days ago

Karisma Kapoor is epitome of winter fashion goals in khadi kurta, plaid pants

Karisma Kapoor is epitome of winter fashion goals in khadi kurta, plaid pants

Updated 1614 days ago

Khadi Board, Karnataka recruitment 2021: Registration deadline extended

Khadi Board, Karnataka recruitment 2021: Registration deadline extended

Published 1694 days ago

On Gandhi Jayanti, world's largest ‘Khadi national flag’ inaugurated in Leh

World's largest Khadi national flag, in Leh (Image credit: Doordarshan)

Published 1745 days ago

Dia Mirza makes strong summer statement for virtual meetings in blue khadi suit

Dia Mirza makes strong summer statement for virtual meetings in blue khadi suit

Updated 1756 days ago

Delhi high court bars entities from misusing 'Khadi' brand in beauty pageants

The Delhi high court took serious note of what it called a case of "duping people using the name of 'Khadi'".

Published 1864 days ago

Sonam Kapoor aces cutting edge style in white khadi dress, black skirt-suit

Sonam Kapoor aces cutting edge style in white khadi dress, black skirt-suit

Updated 1868 days ago

Khadi Prakritik Paint: Eco-friendly, non-toxic wall paint launched by Gadkari

Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari seen interacting with the media in this file photo (PTI Photo)

Published 2008 days ago

An experiment in Khadi, and Gandhi’s eastern base

A charkha used by Mahatma Gandhi on display at the Gandhi Bhavan (Hyderi Manzil) in Kolkata, where he spent 25 days, including Independence Day, in 1947.

Updated 1016 days ago

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