khadi

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Noun1.khadi - a coarse homespun cotton cloth made in India
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cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
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He added that with khadi having a unique quality of being warm in winters and cool in summers, it is India's gift to the world as a hand-woven luxury.
Khadi fashion show in Abu Dhabi to mark India's 70th Republic Day
The show promoted khadi materials as a tribute to Gandhi's ideal of using Swadeshi material.
INDIAN SCHOOL SOHAR HOSTS ANNUAL EXHIBITION
Bauchi State Government has been dragged to court by the estate of a retired High Court Judge, Late Justice Bala Umar, Khadi Hamidu Gambo Bununu, Khadi Mohammed Shua'ibu and the Estate of Late Khadi Ibrahim Mohammed Liman, over nonpayment of their entitlements several years after they retired from service.
Retired judicial officers drag Bauchi govt to court over non payment of entitlements
New Delhi: Passengers on Air India's international routes will continue to receive Khadi amenity kits.
Air India giving Khadi amenity kits to passengers
Tribesmen of Khyber Agency have alleged police officer of Akbarpura Police Station Nowshera district of abducting Abdullah Afridi and Khadi Khan Afirdi from a Hujra and implicated them in fake case of having six kg hashish.
Tribesmen ask IGP for action against Akbarpura SHO
Gandhi has specific purpose in developing khadi and hand-woven clothes.
Gandhism Vs Modism
by PTI Ahead of Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday pitched for taking forward the movement to popularise Khadi, which he said was not a fabric but an "idea".
Indian prime minister says Khadi is an 'idea', pitches for popularising it
KHADI Village Industries Commission ( KVIC) signed an agreement with Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail on Tuesday to launch shirts and jackets under its brand Peter England by the end of this year.
Peter England to launch Khadi shirts and jackets
Seeking to promote use of indigenous fabric, national carrier Air India has decided to use the natural and eco-friendly khadi products for its international flights and has placed order worth Rs 1.21 crore with the Khadi and Village Industries Commission for getting 25,000 units of amenity kits.
PROMOTING LOCAL PRODUCTS THROUGH AIRLINES
Secretary Industries Aziz Ahmad Bilour is likely to inaugurate the stall on Saturday under the pilot project of Khadi Crafts Development Company of Ministry of Industries, Shaista Sohail, Joint Secretary, told APP on Friday.
Clothes stall at USC outlet to be opened Saturday
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