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Revival of Khadi

Jamil Mahmud
Ion house Aarong and worked for over thirty years. Over the years my affection for Khadi grew because of the inspiring history behind of it. From the spinning wheel to the consumers -- every step of labour behind Khadi isour history."
Chandra Shekhar also added, "While working as the chief designer of Aarong, I found that initially Khadi was made in two ways - - the white Khadi for men and colourful Khadi for women. Both materials were distinguished by three brownish stripes. But over the last ten years, entrepreneurs have been making notable changes and now they can reach out to the youngsters with new ideas."
"Not just for the sake of .Gandhi's philosophy, but also to preserve the heritage of the weavers, we should have a positive approach towards Khadi," Chandra Shekhar said.
Arun Guha, an entrepreneur of Khadi and Ranjit Debnath, a weaver -- both from Chandina, Comilla -- spoke on the processes of producing and manufacturing Khadi. They urged the authorities to take necessary steps to preserve
In the early '20s of the last century in India, a frail, bare-chested man sat behind a spinning wheel and initiated a revolution. He urged his countrymen to force the colonial rulers out with two weapons --non-violence and hand-spun cloth. The man was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi aka Mahatma Gandhi and the fabric that brought about the revolution was Khadi.
The history of Khadi is intertwined with Swadeshi Andolan — a successful strategy to strip the colonial rulers of the power.
Speakers at a discussion,
arranged by clothing outlet Nitya Upahar, went over the aspects of Khadi from political, historical, economic and philosophical points of view. Nitya Upahar arranged the programme titled Khadi Udygger Jj^sJian" jp association with the-Tiberation War Museum at the Gallery Nitya Upahar, Aziz Cooperative Super Market on July 13.
People, associated with Khadi in various ways, including designers, weavers, entrepreneurs and consumers, spoke at the programme.
Professor Tridip Shurid of Sabarmati Gandhi Ashram (Ahmedabad, India) said, "Khadi has a great economical as well as historical significance in contem-
porary India." He was speaking on the political and historical aspects of Khadi in the subcontinent.
Jharnadhara Chowdhury, secretary, Gandhi Ashram Trust ^oakhali. Bangladesh) spoke.on GandhVs-’phiiosophy behind establishing institutions. She said, "Mahatma Gandhi came to Noakhali in 1947 and at that time I was nine. I never saw him in person, but 1 always try to follow the philosophy of Gandhi."
Renowned Bangladeshi designer Chandra Shekhar Saha spoke about the revival of Khadi in our country. He said, "After finishing my study at the Art College, I was involved with fash-
the heritage of Khadi and make it more accessible to the consumers.
Arun Guha runs a business of Khadi in Chandina, where 50 weavers and 150 Katuni (who run the spinning wheels) work everyday. According to Arun, his small industry produces nearly18,000 yards of Khadi every month, which he supplies to different fashion houses in Dhaka. Arun also informed that his product goes to other cities in Bangladesh including Chittagong, Rajshahi and Rangpur.
Bahar Rahman of Nitya Upahar gave the vote of thanks. Among others, Mofidul Haque, one of the trustees of the Liberation War Museum spoke at the programme.