- The National Handloom Day is observed on 7th August every year around the country to honor the handloom weavers and also highlight India’s handloom industry.
- On 7th August 2015, the first National Handloom Day was unveiled by PM Modi at Centenary Hall of Madras University in Chennai, Tamilnadu.
- This day to show the contribution of handloom to the socio-economic development of the country and increase the income of the weavers.
- This date was selected to remembring the Swadeshi Movement which was launched in 1905 in Calcutta Town hall to protest against the partition of Bengal by the British Govt.
Published On : 07 Aug 2019
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