NEW DELHI: Mahatma Gandhi did not invent the wheel (<i>charkha</i>). He reinvented it. As a symbol of self-reliance and freedom from slavery. <br /><img border=0 src ...

From freedom fabric to fashion clothing, Khadi has come a long way and is considered a chic thing today. Once a dowdy sartorial symbol of India’s independence movement, Khadi is now trendy and makes ...

Fort, in Mumbai, is where the British left their architectural legacy. On the ground floor of one of the many colonial era buildings there resides a store, housing another legacy from their times, ...

An exhibition of memorabilia related to Khadi, archival and personal photographs, prints, postcards, calendar art, charkhas and examples of what curator Sunaina Suneja terms "India's national fabric" ...

It is the fifth National Handloom Day today. In the five years that the country celebrated indigenous weave, Khadi has set the perfect example of marketing done right. Thanks to Prime Minister ...

If we have the ‘khadi spirit’ in us, we would surround ourselves with simplicity in every walk of life. The ‘khadi spirit’ means illimitable patience. – Mahatma Gandhi It’s been nearly seven decades ...

New DelhiRenowned fashion designer Ritu Beri says celebrating a Khadi Day every year will encourage the use of the hand-spun fabric and give the sector a boost. The National Institute of Fashion ...

Once seen as a symbol of simplicity and nationalism, Khadi is now at the forefront of global fashion. In 2025, India’s most iconic handspun fabric is making a bold comeback — not just as a traditional ...

Just before the working week ended on Saturday, the state-run Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) fired off a legal notice to Fabindia, saying it should stop selling garments in the name of ...

New Delhi, Jul 19 () The government aims to promote Khadi as a global fabric as it has the potential to boost economic growth, Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu said today. To achieve this ...

Fort, in Mumbai, is where the British left their architectural legacy. On the ground floor of one of the many colonial era buildings there resides a store, housing another legacy from their times, ...