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NATIONAL HANDLOOM DAY 2021 Webinar by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN
TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN Media Celebrated National Handloom Day on 7th August, 2021 Online through google meet platform, where more than 100 people have participated in the event. Celebrating culture and appreciating the artisan is the main objective of event. Since 2015 Prime Minister of India announced Handloom day considering With the partition of Bengal, the Swadeshi Movement gained strength. It was on August 7, 1905 that a formal proclamation was made at the Calcutta Town Hall to boycott foreign goods and rely on Indian-made products. The prime objective of holding the National Handloom Day is to highlight the contribution of handloom to the socioeconomic development of the country and increase income of the weav-ers.As per the 4th All India Handloom Census (2019-20), there are 26, 73,891 handloom weavers and 8,48,621 allied workers in the country. Handloom day is observed to raise awareness about the economic importance of the textile sec-tor, especially, traditional textile and handloom sector. This day is also meant for cherishing the rich textile heritage and skilled craftsmanship of India. We have invited 4 speakers from Industry for Handloom day Webinar Speaker : 1 : Mr. Sundar Murugesan An alumnus of prestigious Anna University & doctorate in Textiles technology with Triple post graduations in Technology (M.Tech), Management (MBA) and public administration (M.A) with over 35 years of rich experience in entire Textile value chains. Prior to joining Handloom Export Promotion Council- HEPC, Mr. Sundar Murug-
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esan was Chief Executive Officer at Voltec Group. The highlight of his career has been his contribution in the nurturing of Indian Textile exports esp. Handloom segments to major international markets. He has a rich experience of working in export trade in both his cadre and with the various corporate entities spanning across his vast industrial exposure. This includes his longest stint with the Japanese MNC Sumitomo Corporation and French MNC Bureau Veritas. He shared his views “ Handloom is making mark in India and International. Handloom industry scheme should be opted for industry stalwarts and make a handloom as an International Brand. HEPC can help to promote handloom in international market. Handloom Tourism can be started as an earning opportunity , where various cluster tour can be ar-ranged and explore our heritage. Due to the increasing demand of synthetic clothing and fast fashion, Indian handloom textiles are facing a decline in the demand. Today, our weav-ers and artisans need appropriate value and respect for their work. The government has launched and is still launching various schemes to encourage handloom business. People in the value chain are also
working towards establishing a handloom brand and handloom tourism. Handloom legacy of India is so rich that it can also be promoted in the international market. The previous generation cherished the traditional textiles and treasured the traditional Paithanis, jamdanis, patola, bandhani, kanjeevaram, banarasi brocade and the other varieties of handloom textile. Today, due to the changing fashion trends, people do not under-stand the beauty and value of these heritage textiles. Speaker 2 : Mr. Sarfraz Khatri Owner of Pracheen, A well-motivated and energetic individual , Participated in paramparik karigars exhibition, crafts council exhibitions in cities like Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Delhi, and Lakme fashion week 2013. Conducted various workshops across India of hand block printing using natural dyes at chhatrapati shivaji maharaj vastu sangrahalaya organized by paramparik karigar. He shared about how natural dying and printing gives natural vibrance in natural hand spun handloom fabric. Difference between handloom fabric and power loom fabric is min-imal , from selvedge difference only fabric can be differentiated. We should
