Handloom & Tech

Indian Crafts Go Premium: Why “The Kunj” in Delhi is More Than Just a Mall

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On 21 August 2025, India drew a line in the sand of cultural history: the opening of The Kunj in Vasant Kunj, Delhi—India’s first-ever mall dedicated solely to heritage crafts and handlooms. Backed by the Ministry of Textiles and inaugurated by Union Minister Giriraj Singh and MoS Pabitra Margherita, the launch wasn’t just another ribbon-cutting. […]

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CSR Funding in India: The High-Purpose Idea Hijacked by Fraud

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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) was meant to be India’s way of ensuring that companies earning in crores also give back to society. The law was simple—if you make big profits, a small share of it must go back into schools, hospitals, environmental programs, women empowerment, or community development. The idea was noble. But what started

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Unwrapping India’s Handloom Mirage: From Fake Luxury to Fair Dignity

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India’s handloom is not just an industry. It is our cultural DNA, a 5,000-year-old tradition woven into the very fabric of civilization. Yet in 2025, the same weavers who carry this legacy are still trapped in poverty. Why? Because while the numbers look big, the reality is ugly. The Numbers That Tell the Story India’s

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KTR Demands Full GST Exemption on Handlooms: A Battle for Culture, Not Just Commerce

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When BRS chief K.T. Rama Rao fired off his latest letter to the Centre, it wasn’t just about economics—it was about survival. He demanded complete removal of GST on handloom products, and let’s be blunt: he’s right. Because every rupee of tax slapped on handloom is not just a financial cut, it’s cultural bleeding. Handloom

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Handloom 2.0: How Blockchain Can Save Weavers From Extinction

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Handloom is not just a fabric—it’s history, culture, and survival woven together. But let’s face it: India’s weavers, the very backbone of this 2,000-year-old tradition, are on the verge of extinction. Counterfeit powerloom products, false “handloom” tags, and corporate exploitation have pushed authentic artisans into poverty. This isn’t just an economic issue—it’s cultural genocide. If

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GoCoop to GoSwadeshi: The Digital Marketplace That Wove Itself Into India’s Handloom Story

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In 2011, a man named Siva Devireddy, then working in the corporate tech world, decided to tackle a centuries-old problem — how to get rural artisans and weavers direct access to customers without being crushed by the weight of middlemen. He saw firsthand that while India’s handloom tradition was rich and varied, the people making

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Counterfeit Handloom: How Amazon, Flipkart & JioMart Are Auctioning Off India’s Weaving Soul

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India’s handloom tradition has survived invasions, colonisation, and the industrial revolution. But today, it faces an enemy more dangerous than any loom-destroying policy or foreign import — the silent, systemic, and organised counterfeit handloom trade happening on so-called “trusted” e-commerce platforms like Amazon, Flipkart, and JioMart. These platforms claim to empower small businesses and artisans.

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Kashmir’s Crackdown on Fake Handicrafts Is a Wake-Up Call for the Entire Country

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Last fortnight, Jammu & Kashmir moved from making promises to taking action. Dealers were given just seven days to remove machine-made imports being passed off as Kashmiri handicrafts — or face blacklisting and deregistration. One retailer has already been blacklisted for putting a forged QR label on a machine-made carpet and selling it as an

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Andhra Pradesh Does the Math (Literally): Power, Pensions, and a Patterned Reboot for Weavings

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Let’s do some quick arithmetic: Andhra Pradesh is now offering its weavers 200 units of free electricity per month—no strings attached. That might not sound like much to your typical Netflix-bingeing household—but for a handloom weave, where the shuttle never quite quits, that’s pure, hardworking power that doesn’t get billed. In a world where even

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IIT Delhi’s Handloom Hackathon 2025 — When Tradition Met Technology

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On August 4, 2025, the hallowed halls of IIT Delhi witnessed something extraordinary. Dogra Hall, usually home to engineering prototypes and tech innovations, became a buzzing hub of looms, yarns, sustainability charts, and digital blueprints. This was India’s first large-scale Handloom Hackathon, an ambitious initiative by the Development Commissioner (Handlooms), Ministry of Textiles, in collaboration

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