Madhya Pradesh Khadi and Gram Udyog Board to promote handloom and handicraft industry organised Khadi Utsav at Bhopal Haat, MP Nagar. This special Khadi market with a large variety of Khadi handloom products is luring large number of city folks. The khadi board is offering 20 per cent plus 10 per cent discount to khadi lovers.
The exhibition has large variety of silk and cotton sarees like kosa, mulberry silk, maheshwari, bagh print, dabu print, battick print, kantha sarees, madhubani sarees, muslin khadi, matka and many more.
The price range of silk sarees varies from Rs.4,500 to Rs.5,900, while cotton sarees are priced Rs.2,000 onwards. Khadi stoles with block prints and khadi jackets are in great demand along with kalamkari kurtas and running fabric. Khadi silk stoles are priced at Rs.1,050 and cotton stoles are priced at Rs.450.
“Khadi is trying to innovate. They are trying to experiment with the designs, following which Khadi has collaborated with designers. They want Khadi to come in sync with the contemporary trend. Khadi is going from obsolete to contemporary,” Umesh Kokaje, member of MP Khadi and Gram Udyog Board said.
The government has decided to leave no stone unturned to promote handloom and handicraft industry to bring artisans on the centre of the stage.
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