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UNDERSTANDING THE BUSINESS OF HANDCRAFTED TEXTILES OF INDIA

Vinta Nanda has this fascinating conversation with author and chronicler Savitha Suri about Khadi, the name, which belongs to ...

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Thought Factory

THE GENTLE HEART

Khalid Mohamed pens a tribute to the peerless artist, printmaker and art teacher Lalitha Lajmi, who passed away last Monday. Read More

TV

Ghost ghost na raha

Khalid Mohamed strives to sit patiently through the season’s supposed scarefest, Durgamati - the oddball series Bhaag Be...

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Environment

India follows China in banning the import of plastic waste

India generates 25,940 tonnes of plastic waste every day. The Indian Government has completely banned the import of solid plastic waste in...

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Bollywood

PadMan on a Mission to Spread Awareness

Let's start with some statistics. Only 12% of women in India have access to sanitary pads. That's certainly shocking. Women in the rural are...

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Bollywood

Talking about the Real and Reel Pad Man

The beloved Akshay Kumar who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films and has won several awards including the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in R...

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Sustainable Development

Evolution of the Socially Conscious Fashion Designers

Defining trends nowadays is not an easy task. Trends are in essence very complex mechanisms that mirror changes in the economic and political landscapes. Fashion itself is ...

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Sustainable Development

Life On The Loom

The cacophonic Old Natham Road gradually gives way to the desolate streets of Valluvar Colony, lined with rows of tiled-roof houses. It’s noon and the entire hamlet i...

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Sustainable Development

Weaving A Story Of Change

C. Sivagurunathan has spent all his life listening to the sound of the loom. “My parents would take turns and weave on a handloom that occupied much of our one-room h...

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Sustainable Development

The Powerloom Lobby Is Out To Destroy India’s Handloom Advantage: Ashoke Chatterjee

The former Crafts Council of India head on why the Handloom Reservation Act of 1985 should be made sacrosanct. Speculation that the government plans to amend the handloom A...

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