Tag: Khadi

To help promote local artisans and weavers across the country, an exhibition here seeks to encourage larger use of Khadi – a fabric that has transformed from being a symbol of India’s freedom struggle to become a style statement. Titled ‘The Khadi : Just Five Meters‘, the solo show by Ritu Beri at India Habitat Centre here underlines the importance of ‘khadi’ portraying the fabric as a mark of self-purification, self-reliance and independence. “The show is a call to action that challenges people who live in urban cities to grant dignity to the rural brethren and to rethink our engagement with the spinners, weavers and people who work with handicrafts in the villages. “It is designed to be a study for those who want to understand what the khadi movement stands for, and what...