KHADI

1    Gandhi started his movement for khadi in 1918. His emphasis at first was on khadi

as providing relief to our poverty- stricken masses.

But one finds a change in his emphasis from 1934, more especially from 1935, when

he began on insisting on khadi for the villager's own use, rather than merely

for sale to others. Gandhi presented khadi as a symbol of nationalism, equality and self-reliance. It

was his belief that reconstruction of the society and effective Satyagraha against

the foreign rule can be possible only through khadi.

Khadi is the central core of the constructive activities as recommended by him.

According to him there could be no swaraj without universal and voluntary

acceptance of khadi.

Khadi is a hand woven and hand spun fabric, which takes time to be made. It is mainly manufactured in rural areas of India. In previous times it was considered as the fabric for the poor rural workers & farmers. But wearing khadi is no more for the poor, many high profile personalities and economically sound people prefer to wear it. It is considered as one of the most beautiful Indian fabric. The khadi wearer gets a royal and distinguishable look due to its fall and style. It symbolizes luxury and uniqueness.

Khadi has gained worldwide appreciation as it is hand made, durable, long lasting and organic in nature. The fabric is produced by the masses for the masses. It is associated with Gandhi's philosophy as well as makes a fashion statement. Through the medium of khadi weaving, the weaver expresses art and designing by the spindle and loom. It is widely accepted in the Indian fashion circle. Leading fashion designers now include it in their collection by designing clothes with khadi material. There is huge demand of it in international market, especially in western countries today.

An interview:
second generation - it is very comfortable and pretty, would buy them from khadi bhandar ,
                                wore it and remembered the association of khadi with Gandi.
what I feel about khadi: I think khadi is a beautiful fabric, which has it own identity in terms of touch and appearance.  I do still see a lot of people wearing Khadi, its still recognized as a symbol that reminds every one about Gandhi.