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"Kumudben" - popularly called by contemporaries and alike was appointed as chairperson of Khadi & Village Industries Commission with responsibilities to fulfill the cherished dream of Father of the Nation, - "Gram Swarajya".

A doyen with a difference and a personality with humanist approach, Sushri Kumud Joshi was born in January 1934 in a family of Gandhian followers. The freedom struggle was at its peak and the society is in transformation. Social inequality, exploitation and dying stage of traditional artisans, concept of swadeshi, rural upliftment, Woman's emancipation have left a deep impact in her mind to mould the future.

After graduation, she joined Govt. service and worked in a backward and tribal area of Valsad district of Gujarat for around 14 years. This gave her an opportunity to know rural India more closely, its facets and problems, strengths and weakness and the developmental approach needed. She worked tirelessly for the benefit of tribal and her work is still remembered in the area.

She resigned from job in 1969 and entered public life. Elected to Rajya Sabha from Gujarat for three consecutive terms i.e. from 1973 to 1988, She holds the position of Deputy Minister for Information & Broadcasting from 1980 - 1982 and Deputy Minister of Health from 1982 - 1984. Rewarded with her performances, she was appointed as Governor of Andhra Pradesh in 1985 and served till 1990. Her period as Governor is best remembered as " a woman with the masses and beyond all, a humanist approach".

The North Eastern States of India holds fascination for her and she traveled the area many a times. Her avowed dream is to bring the Northeastern states in to the main streams of the country. She also served in many Government committees and has traveled widely abroad. Champion of the cause of downtrodden, strong believer of woman emancipation, crusader against social evils and firm follower of Gandhian-ideology, she is the best person to lead Khadi and Village Industries Commission in the era of globalization and open economy. Her vision, dynamism and deep rooted ideological orientation will open a new era of development in Khadi & Village Industries sector.

Hon’ble Ms. Kumad Joshi, Chairperson, Khadi & Village Industries Commissions shares her perception on Khadi sector with TEXTILE REVIEW.
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This article is penned by Shri Devendrakumar Desai, Saurashtra Rchnatmak Samiti, Rajkot. Khadi is our national pride. Just to enhance that pride. Our author has presented his ideas on Khadi. Author says that “We should not believe that khadi is national pride in its physical sense”. “During freedom struggle ‘Independence through the cotton thread’ was our Mantra. To realize that Mantra we have reconstruct the society or the base of non-expiation we have to support village de-centralized economy. That is the heart of khadi work. This must always be remembered” he added.

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This article is contributed by Mrs. Renu Mittal, Director, Khadi Kaji Apparel and Fashion Design Centre, Ahmedabad. Authoress gives a brief history of Khadi.

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This article is written by Ms. Shailini Sheth Amin, Founder, MORAL FIBRE. This article is on Ethics of Clothing- New and Old. In the 1920s, Mahatma Gandhi made the people of India and the rest of the world aware of clothing with ethics. As defiance against the British-made mill cloth and their unfair taxation on Indian cloth makers, the Indian spinners and weavers, he began to hand spin the cotton on a wheel (charkha). The cloth made out of hand spun hand woven fibres was called ‘Khadi’. Authoress says that “Many people believe that Khadi can become one of the most eco-friendly textiles as it supports the New Ethics of the 21st century. MORAL FIBRE is the new ethical Khadi. The raw material is renewable and the product is biodegradable. It uses organic cotton and removes harmful chemicals from the processing and dying of the cloth”. “MORAL FIBRE can become the best cloth by far with new ethics - Clothing with a conscience. Different types of yarns of superior quality can be spun, and different weaves by skilled artisans can be revived and re-introduced. This can give work to millions of artisans and spinners” She added.

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This article is contributed by Shri Manubhai Mehta, Director, Gram Seva Kendra. Author describes about that Problems and Prospects of Khadi. He firmly believes that ‘Khadi’ is as relevant today as it was in the times of Gandhi and it will continue to do so till Gandhi’s relevance continues in the world. Some times 'Khadi' is used as the synonym of Gandhi & Gandhi as Khadi. This is the Truth and just truth but the ‘Eternal Truth’. He has listed the problems & challenges as well as the strengths of Khadi sector. He also recommended the measures for improvements and the Prospects.

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This article is penned by Shri Sailesh Kumar Bandyopadhyaya, Member, Khadi and Village Industries Commission. Author says that “Khadi, as is well known, is a textile product using hand-spun, hand-woven yarn with any one of three natural fibers of cotton, silk and wool or with mixture of anyone or more of them”. He concludes the article with the words by Mahatma Gandhi that “Khadi has the fact of loving and tender touch of our mother, sister or brother and hence it is a prized product. It binds man with another man. Producers with the consumers, Each single piece of Khadi is therefore individual and exotic. And what is human civilization, culture, art or esthetics without this living as also loving bond with other human beings?”

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NEWPROJECTS

This section provides information about upcoming of new projects in textile sector are includes:

• Alps Industries engaged in the manufacture of yarns, home furnishings, natural dyes and fashion accessories is setting up a production facility for automotive fabrics at Laksar in Haridwar district of Uttarakhand.
• Patspin India has reported progress on the setting up of a spinning mill at Ponneri in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu.
• Sohrab Sinning Mills is expanding its Malerkotla production unit for tyre cord yarn in Sangrur district of Punjab.
• Gayatri Suitings is setting up a polyester viscose plant at Rayla in Bhilwara district of Rajasthan.

NEWSSNIPPETS

A regular feature covering news on the topics -

• Govt. likely to raise cotton MSP by 40%.
• A’bad mills outsource weaving to cut costs.
• Lalbhai taps PE for Mega Mart
• DR Garments to join hands with Wal-Mart.
• Rupee fall a big relief for textile, IT exporters.
• Ensure cheap credit to textile cos: Nath to PM.
• Banarasi silk weaves a new success story.
• CCEA Approves Mandatory Use of Jute in Food grains Packaging.
• Textiles Industry achieves 16 per cent growth rate and attracts investment of Rs. 1.21 lakh crore.

STATISTICS

A regular feature deals with the statistics covering: Physical Progress of Powerloom Inspections, Central Assistance For Establishment of Enforcement Machinery, Progress of TUFS, India’s Textiles Exports at a Glance (Principal Commodities).

TEXTILE STOCKSCAN

Under the regular column, experts Dilip and Rushik Bhatt discus about the Century Textiles and Industries Ltd. An ISO9001:2000 certified “Century Textiles and Industries Ltd. (CTIL)” was incorporated and promoted by one of the eminent groups in India, Birlas. Started with a cotton textile mill in 1897 was expanded and diversified by 1951. CTIL was diversified in textile (Cotton, Yarn, Denim and Apparels) and cement. Century produces cotton fabric, yarn, denim and apparels. In recent time CTIL reallocated its textile plant from Warli (Mumbai - Maharashtra) to GIDC Industiral Estate, (Bharuch - Gujarat) and named “Birla Century”. The plant at Bharuch likely to start by this year which has about three hundred looms and one lakh spindles with manufacturing capacity of about 25MN meters of fabrics per annum. Century enjoys leadership in rayon segment which was started in 1956 at Kalyan (Mumbai – Maharashtra) to manufacture Viscose Filament Rayon Yarn (VFY). At present Century is one of the la rgest producers of rayon filament yarn in Asia with annual production of 25000 tons of textile and tyre yarn. In 1994, an ultra-modern yarn plant started at Satrati (Madhya Pradesh) has capacity of 24,960 spindles.

The recommendation from the analysts reads – “Stock has made 52 week low of Rs. 419.1 which is appx. 66% fall from the 52 week high of Rs. 1275. Stock is currently trading at Rs. 497.50 looking attractive for medium term prospect”. Even if present volatility in domestic and global market not providing any clear indication for healthy movement either side, the analysts advise “Hold” at current level for those who already have their position and could enter again at lower level.

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