No power can stop khadi from going global, says PM Modi | India News
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AHMEDABAD: Making a fervent pitch for promoting and embracing khadi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Ahmedabad on Saturday that no power can stop khadi from going global. He was speaking at ‘Khadi Utsav’ on the banks of the Sabarmati river, where a record was created of 7,500 women simultaneously spinning the ‘charkha’ to mark the 75th year of India’s independence. Modi himself too spun the charkha on this occasion.
“No force can stop khadi from going global from local. Khadi can play a global role. We must take pride in our heritage and the world will respect it. Like during the freedom struggle, Khadi can inspire in fulfilling the promise of a developed India and a self-reliant India. I foresee the day when khadi will be available at all leading clothing outlets of the world,” PM Modi said at the function.
Commenting on Union government projects like ‘Khadi for Transformation’, ‘Khadi for Nation’ and ‘Khadi for Fashion’, PM Modi said that successful experiments regarding khadi have been implemented across the country. “Post 2014, we removed all obstacles in promotion of khadi in the country. Today, top fashion brands are eager to adopt khadi and there is a record growth in khadi sales. The turnover of KVIC has crossed Rs 1 lakh crore,” the PM remarked, adding that 1.75 crore new jobs have been created in the sector.
Reminiscing his childhood when his mother used to work on the charkha, the PM said, “The bank of Sabarmati has become blessed today as on the occasion of 75 years of independence, 7,500 sisters and daughters have created history by spinning yarn on a spinning wheel together.” Spinning the charkha himself at the function, Modi said that spinning the charkha is nothing short of worship.
The PM exhorted that khadi can become a source of inspiration for achieving the dream of a developed Atmanirbhar Bharat. He rued that once a symbol of self-respect, Khadi or the homespun was treated as an inferior product after Independence and appealed to people to give the products of only Khadi village industries during the coming festive season.
“History has seen that a thread of khadi became a source of inspiration for the freedom struggle and broke the chains of slavery. In the same way a thread of Khadi can be a source of inspiration to fulfil the pledge of making India a developed nation, to achieve the dream of Atma Nirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India),” he said in his speech. Mahatma Gandhi turned Khadi into a symbol of the country’s self-respect during the freedom struggle, he said. “The same Khadi was treated as an inferior product after independence. Because of this, Khadi and the village industry associated with Khadi were destroyed and it affected our weavers,” Modi said. He tried to revive the Khadi movement after becoming PM, he said.
Reiterating the five goals for the country that he had spelt out from the Red Fort earlier this month on Independence Day, Modi said Khadi Utsav is a perfect reflection of the ‘Panch Pran’.
“No force can stop khadi from going global from local. Khadi can play a global role. We must take pride in our heritage and the world will respect it. Like during the freedom struggle, Khadi can inspire in fulfilling the promise of a developed India and a self-reliant India. I foresee the day when khadi will be available at all leading clothing outlets of the world,” PM Modi said at the function.
Commenting on Union government projects like ‘Khadi for Transformation’, ‘Khadi for Nation’ and ‘Khadi for Fashion’, PM Modi said that successful experiments regarding khadi have been implemented across the country. “Post 2014, we removed all obstacles in promotion of khadi in the country. Today, top fashion brands are eager to adopt khadi and there is a record growth in khadi sales. The turnover of KVIC has crossed Rs 1 lakh crore,” the PM remarked, adding that 1.75 crore new jobs have been created in the sector.
Reminiscing his childhood when his mother used to work on the charkha, the PM said, “The bank of Sabarmati has become blessed today as on the occasion of 75 years of independence, 7,500 sisters and daughters have created history by spinning yarn on a spinning wheel together.” Spinning the charkha himself at the function, Modi said that spinning the charkha is nothing short of worship.
The PM exhorted that khadi can become a source of inspiration for achieving the dream of a developed Atmanirbhar Bharat. He rued that once a symbol of self-respect, Khadi or the homespun was treated as an inferior product after Independence and appealed to people to give the products of only Khadi village industries during the coming festive season.
“History has seen that a thread of khadi became a source of inspiration for the freedom struggle and broke the chains of slavery. In the same way a thread of Khadi can be a source of inspiration to fulfil the pledge of making India a developed nation, to achieve the dream of Atma Nirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India),” he said in his speech. Mahatma Gandhi turned Khadi into a symbol of the country’s self-respect during the freedom struggle, he said. “The same Khadi was treated as an inferior product after independence. Because of this, Khadi and the village industry associated with Khadi were destroyed and it affected our weavers,” Modi said. He tried to revive the Khadi movement after becoming PM, he said.
Reiterating the five goals for the country that he had spelt out from the Red Fort earlier this month on Independence Day, Modi said Khadi Utsav is a perfect reflection of the ‘Panch Pran’.
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