Category: Material World
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Why Indian Weavers Need an Advisory Body for Their Welfare
On 27 July 2020, in the middle of the first pandemic year, the Ministry of Textiles issued a gazette notification abolishing the All India Handloom Board. A week or so later, the All India Handicrafts Board went the same way. Both notifications gave the same reason: the government’s stated vision of minimum government and maximum…
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Understanding Polyester vs Linen: The Real Costs
The shirt was beige. It had slubs. It had that dry, papery look that linen gets. The listing called it “premium linen,” which I now know is one of the most carefully constructed phrases in Indian retail. It cost ₹1,999. I wore it four times. By the fourth wear it had developed a sheen —…
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