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Thursday, September 4, 2025
TopicKhadi

Topic: Khadi

Gandhi wore dhoti to connect with TN’s poor. Now, his namesake revives handlooms. Similarities end there

Unlike the Mahatma, Tamil Nadu's textiles minister R Gandhi has courted his fair share of political controversies & graft allegations like misappropriation of about Rs 60 crore.

Sale of Tricolour made out of Khadi increases by over 1000%

Khadi and Village Industries Commission chairman Manoj Kumar said that 'Khadi workers have played a crucial role in nation building'.

Rising sales of Khadi, handloom creating job opportunities in large numbers: Modi at Mann Ki Baat

In his Mann Ki Baat monthly radio broadcast, the prime minister said that Khadi Gramodyog’s business has crossed Rs 1.5 lakh crore for the first time.

Medha Patkar opponent, ‘man behind Khadi transformation’ — meet Vinai Kumar Saxena, new Delhi L-G

Saxena drew attention of senior BJP & RSS leaders with counter movement against Narmada Bachao Andolan. He became 'close' to PM Modi during stint as Khadi & Village Industries Commission chairman.

Khadi, cash, chauffeurs: How a Malayali queen impressed Gandhi

In 'Destiny's Child', Raghu Palat and Pushpa Palat write about Parukutty Neithyaramma, wife of the king of Cochin, who refused to live in her husband's shadow.

Gandhi said he would wear loin cloth only for a month. 100 yrs on, it’s a permanent symbol

During the non-cooperation movement, Gandhi had a dilemma. He wanted foreign cloth gone, but the poor didn't have enough money to quickly buy all khadi.

India can go the Khadi way to realise its bamboo potential, cut imports from China

Bamboo tourism will nurture ‘Bamboo diplomacy’, given the northeast region’s geographical proximity to ASEAN, and their sharing of common heritage.

KVIC plants 5,000 ‘special bamboo saplings’ in Rajasthan to boost tribals’ income

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission launched a project Sunday named 'Bamboo Oasis on Lands in Drought' to support the local bamboo-based industries in rural India.

‘No work before 2014’ — Modi attacks UPA over rail coach factory in Sonia’s seat Rae Bareli

At Lucknow University's virtual centenary celebrations, PM Narendra Modi said his govt has focused on the coach factory, will make it among world’s largest.

Khadi once helped India become independent, it can make us aatmanirbhar again

PM Modi’s ‘vocal for local’ plan greatly applies to India’s khadi industry — it is indigenous, eco-friendly, and can provide many jobs.

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.