8th National Handloom Day: Textiles, Commerce and Industries Minister Nemcha Kipgen that the state government is considering extending financial support to Padma Shri awardees ahead of the other national and state awardees for producing their award-winning item into commercial scale.
The indigenous cloth is widely considered as a token of respect due to the fact that people irrespective of caste and community use it in social and cultural events.
The GI Act enacted in 2003 was believed to revive the dying handloom industry in India. However, 19 years later, the benefits failed to trickle down to the rural workers. What can we do to make the magic wand work?
Tamil Nadu's traditional wind instrument, Narasinghapettai Nagaswaram made by traditional village artisans of Kumbakonam has got the prestigious Geographical Indication (GI) tag. The GI registry has issued the registration certificate based on the application filed on January 31, 2014.