Khadi ( pronounced [k? a: d? i:] ; IAST: < The Khabdar is a handspun, hand woven woven fabrics from India, Bangladesh and Pakistan mainly made of cotton..
Fabrics are usually woven from cotton and may also include silk, or wool, all of which are spun into yarns on a rotating wheel called charkha . It is a versatile cloth, cool in summer and warm in winter. To improve the look, kh? D?/Khaddar is sometimes stiff to make it feel more rigid. It is widely accepted in fashion circles. Khadi was promoted in India by Khadi and the Village Industrial Commission, the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises of the Government of India.
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History
In India, Khadi refers to handwoven fabrics. The weavers prefer the yarn produced by Mills because it is stronger and has a consistent quality. The Swadeshi movement boycotted British products during the first two decades of the 20th century popularized by Mahatma Gandhi and the owner of Mill India supported by Nationalist politicians who called for foreign boycotts. Gandhi argues that Mill owners will deny handloom weavers the opportunity to buy threads because they would rather make a monopoly for their own fabrics. However, handspun yarn is poor quality and too expensive. Thus Mahatma Gandhi began to spin and encourage others to do so. He required all members of the Indian National Congress to spin cotton and pay his dues with the yarn. He further made the chakri (wheel spinning) symbol of the Nationalist movement. Originally an Indian flag should have chakri, not Ashoka Chakra at its center. Mahatma Gandhi gathered huge sums of money to create a grassroots organization to encourage weaving. This is called the 'khaddar' or 'khadi' movement.
British Raj sells very high-cost fabrics to Indians. Mill India owners want to monopolize the Indian market themselves. Since the American Civil War has caused the shortage of American cotton, Britain will buy cotton from India at cheap prices and use cotton to produce fabrics. Khadi movement by Gandhi aims to boycott foreign fabrics. Mahatma Gandhi began promoting khadi spinning for rural entrepreneurship and independence (rather than using industrial-manufactured fabrics in England) in 1920 in India, thus making Khadi an integral and iconic Swadeshi movement.
The struggle for independence revolves around the use of kh? D? cloth and throw away foreign-made clothes. When some people complain about the cost of khadi for Mahatma Gandhi, he starts wearing only dhoti, of course, he uses a wool scarf when it is cold. Some are able to make a reasonable living by using high quality factory yarn and serving the luxury market. Mahatma Gandhi tried to end this practice. He even threatened to give up khadi altogether if he did not get his way. However, since the weavers will starve if they listen to Gandhi, no one comes from this threat.
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By 2017, a total of 460,000 people work in industries that produce khadi products. Production and sales increased by 31.6% and 33% in 2017 above the 2016 figure after multi-spindle charkas were introduced to increase productivity by replacing single spindle charka. Various countries have councils and/or cooperative societies for khadi production, promotion, sales and marketing, such as Haryana Khadi and Rural Industry Council, Andhra Pradesh State Handloom Weaver Community Cooperative, Gujarat State Handloom and Craft Development Corporation Ltd., Jharkhand Silk Textile and Handicraft Development Corporation and Tamil Nadu Handloom Weavers' Cooperative Society. In addition, several agencies are involved in research and training in this field, such as India's Handloom Institute of Technology, India's Handloom Technology Institute, Champa and the Institute of Handloom and Textile Technology. Handicrafts and Handlooms Export Corporation of India is focused on popularizing khadi abroad. The NGO involved in khadi is the Rehwa Community.
Popular products that become khadi fabrics to sew various clothes such as dhoti and kurta, handare saree such as Puttapaka Saree, Handloom Kotpad fabric, Chamba Rumal, Tussar silk, etc. Gajam Anjaiah, an Indian silk craftsman and Padma Shri awardee, is known for the innovation and development of tie-dye handloom products along with Telia Rumal weaving products based on the Ikat process.
After Independence, the Government reserves several types of textile production, such as towel making for the handloom sector, resulting in traditional weavers' deskrut and a boost for the power sector. Private Sector Companies have been able to make hand-weaving rather profitable and the government also continues to promote the use of Khadi through various initiatives.
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, asserted that khadi cloth is a movement to help the poor. He further highlighted that Khadi and Village Industries Commission is a legal organization engaged in promoting and developing khadi and village industries. He praised that Gujrat and Rajasthan are well known for khadi poli, while Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir are known for khadi wool.
Bangladesh
Khadi, also known as "khaddar" has a long history in Bangladesh. In the 6th century, local variations of Khadi fabrics were described by Huen Tsang of China and Marco Polo in the 12th century AD describes a fabric, most likely the Muslin khadi in the Bengal region as well as the spider web.
Rome is a big fan of Bengal Khadi Muslin and imports a large number of fabrics. The Khadi Comilla weaving during the Mughal period is well known as a precious textile with distinctive characteristics.
During the years of India's self-government movement and then with Bangladesh's independence the Khadi spirit was driven by a wind of change. In 1921, Gandhi came to Chandina Upazila in the form of a comilla to inspire local weavers and consequently a branch of 'Nikhil Bharat Tantubai Samity' was established to magnify and expand the sale of goods to other major cities in India.
In the greater Comilla region, wicker centers are mainly developed in Mainamati, Muradnagar, Gauripur, and Chandina.
See also
- Kh? d? Village Development and Industry Commission (Khadi Gramodyog)
References
External links
- Khadi Culture: Cloth from the roots of a nation!
- Kh? d India? Culture
- Village Industry Commission and Khadi (Government of India), Official Website
- Learn more about Khadi
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