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Saturday, March 14, 2026
TopicIndian textiles

Topic: Indian textiles

Ahmedabad’s Calico Museum took away my phone. And then something magical happened

Without my phone, I wasn't thinking about capturing some beautiful textiles for my ‘inspiration gallery’. I was fully present, taking in the colours and patterns on display.

From cotton to carbon fibre, Modi government is quietly rewriting India’s textile script

Research and innovation were long the blind spots of Bharat’s textile sector. Modi govt has reversed this inertia by placing R&D at the core of its textile strategy.

Bengal’s Jamdani weavers sing mathematical folk songs. It helps create complex patterns

Bengal’s handloom legacy is not just confined to museum displays; it breathes through collections by designers such as Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Rajesh Pratap Singh, and Payal Pratap.

Mughal gold to Mexican shawls—the journey of Bengal’s forgotten fabrics is now being revived

Portuguese colchas, enslaved artisans in Mexico, and Aurangzeb’s ‘invisible’ muslins reveal a global saga. This Kolkata exhibition is ‘a bridge between a coffee-table book and a lost history'.

India’s sets largest presence ever at world’s leading home textiles fair

The Indian delegation, led by the minister, toured various stalls at the exhibition, engaging with exhibitors and highlighting the craftsmanship of Indian exporters.

Textile ministry holds interactive session with 30 foreign missions

The event Monday was a pre-event to build waves for Bharat Tex 2025 with an aim to make it the 'largest textiles event'.

Fighting over Tangail saree GI tag won’t do India-Bangladesh any good. It’s a shared legacy

The Tangail saree is not some esoteric piece of handicraft for display in a glass showcase. It is a living, breathing article of daily wear for lakhs of women in India and Bangladesh.

SubscriberWrites: Textiles must sew more, weave strength for India

The underlying strength of the textile industry is its strong production base of diverse range of fibres from natural fibres like cotton & jute to man-made fibres like polyester & viscose.

North Indian artisans carry a photo of this textile historian — she helped revive their craft

The British textile historian and designer has founded two successful companies that celebrate Indian textiles.

Why India’s critical textile sector, employing 4.5 crore people, is facing challenges

While domestic production's turned sluggish, exports have suffered owing to preferential tariff treatment towards countries like Bangladesh & Vietnam and cheap imports from China.

On Camera

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.