National Handloom Day: People celebrate 'ubiquitous yet diverse' craft of India

National Handloom Day is celebrated on August 7 each year to commemorate Sweshi Movement, which played an important part in India’s struggle for independence. celebration also aims at generating awareness about  country’s diverse handloom industry and its impact on social-ecomic development. trition of looms in India is over 5000 years old and sector currently provides livelihood to workers from over 27 lakh households in country.

Marking occasion today, t only did celebrities and politicians but also residents from across nation shared photographs, animations, maps amongst ors. Flaunting ir love for craft and appreciating artists, y also dished out congratulatory messs on social media.

PM Modi also joined m and saluted those who kept ingenious trition alive. While finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman recalled her days in college when she wore Pochampally, Manipuri, Benarasi amongst ors. Actress Priyanka Chopra also joined m flaunting her love for Indian craft. Meanwhile, government of Arunachal Presh gave a shout out to workers who 'create art out of simplest tools.'

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'Ubiquitous yet diverse' 

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