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khadi news

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 on Dec 09, 2025 05:17 pm IST

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 on Sept 09, 2025 06:02 am IST

How the freedom fabric is now a style statement

Labels across India are giving khadi a modern vocabulary.
Published on Aug 15, 2025 10:00 am IST

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 on Aug 14, 2025 10:30 am IST

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

Commutercore or Cottagecore? The surprising way Indian fashion is balancing both.
Updated on May 19, 2025 09:23 pm IST

Fashion designers celebrate Khadi with a contemporary touch in Lucknow

Designer Aditi Jaggi Rastogi with showstopper Ritu Suhas, a bureaucrat, and other models
Updated on Jan 19, 2025 12:51 am IST

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 on Dec 24, 2024 07:00 am IST

Guv, CM pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi

U.P. governor Anandiben Patel (HT File Photo)
Published on Oct 02, 2024 09:42 pm IST

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 on Oct 01, 2024 08:38 pm IST

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 on Aug 15, 2024 10:29 am IST

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

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (AFP)
Published on Jul 28, 2024 01:22 pm IST

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 on Jan 26, 2024 05:08 am IST

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 on Nov 10, 2023 07:48 pm IST

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 on Oct 29, 2023 05:38 am IST

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 on Aug 08, 2023 12:41 am IST

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 on Jun 05, 2023 04:58 pm IST

Cong leader expresses dismay over goodbye to khadi, abstinence

Former Kerala PCC chief VM Sudheeran
Updated on Feb 28, 2023 04:58 am IST

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 on Aug 27, 2022 09:46 pm IST

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 on Aug 10, 2022 11:21 am IST

Khadi artisans’ struggle for economic emancipation

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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 on May 11, 2024 01:22 pm IST

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 on Feb 10, 2022 11:36 am IST

Khadi Board, Karnataka recruitment 2021: Registration deadline extended

Khadi Board, Karnataka recruitment 2021: Registration deadline extended
Published on Nov 22, 2021 01:00 pm IST

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

World's largest Khadi national flag, in Leh (Image credit: Doordarshan)
Published on Oct 02, 2021 11:34 am IST

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 on Sept 21, 2021 08:54 pm IST

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 on Jun 05, 2021 02:37 pm IST

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 on Jun 01, 2021 04:18 pm IST

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 on Jan 12, 2021 11:47 am IST

‘World taking note of Indian products like khadi’: PM Modi on Mann ki Baat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on Mann ki Baat on Sunday.
Updated on Oct 25, 2020 11:56 am IST

Stop selling fake Khadi products: Centre to Flipkart, Amazon, Snapdeal

There has been a proliferation of fake Khadi products during the lockdown, the ministry said. (Photo: Twitter/@chairmankvic)
Updated on Sept 19, 2020 03:53 pm IST

ITBP inks deal with KVIC to procure swadeshi, khadi items for CAPF personnel

Home Minister Amit Shah had declared few months ago that the CAPF canteens will only sell ‘swadeshi’ or indigenous products from June.
Published on Jul 31, 2020 03:59 pm IST