​Indian Weaving Fabric and Technological Development

  • The main garments mentioned in the Rigveda are adhivastra, kurla and andapratthi, which are an outer covering (veil), a head-ornament or head-dress (turban) and part of women's clothing.
  • The word 'Sari', the women's dress in Vedic culture, is derived from Sanskrit 'Shati'. Shati or Shabali, popular in ancient times, became Saree in Hindi.
  • The first spinning device was the 'spindle', to which a wheel was eventually added, leading to the invention of the 'charkha'.
  • The Powerloom Development and Export Promotion Council was constituted in the year 1995 by the Government of India under the Ministry of Textiles with the objective of promoting the ....
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