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  2. Textile industry in India - Wikipedia

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    The textile industry in India, traditionally after agriculture, is the only industry in the country that has generated large-scale employment for both skilled and unskilled labour. The textile industry continues to be the second-largest employment generating sector in India. It offers direct employment to over 35 million people in the country. [1]

  3. Khadi - Wikipedia

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    A blue khadi kurta.. Khadi (pronounced, Khādī), derived from khaddar, [1] [2] [3] is a hand-spun and woven natural fibre cloth promoted by Gandhi as swadeshi (of homeland) for the freedom struggle of India and the term is used throughout the Indian subcontinent [4] [5] The first piece of the hand-woven cloth was made in the Sabarmati Ashram of Gandhi during 1917–18.

  4. Textile industry - Wikipedia

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    The textile industry in India traditionally, after agriculture, is the only industry that has generated huge employment for both skilled and unskilled labour in textiles. The textile industry continues to be the second-largest employment generating sector in India. It offers direct employment to over 35 million in the country. [25]

  5. Chikan (embroidery) - Wikipedia

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    The technique of chikan embroidery is known as chikankari (चिकनकारी چکن کاری).Chikankari is a delicate and artfully done hand embroidery on a variety of textile fabrics like cotton, chanderi, muslin, georgette, viscose, silk, organza, net, etc. White thread is embroidered on cool, pastel shades of light muslin and cotton garments.

  6. Muslin - Wikipedia

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    He visited India in 1583, described Sonargaon, "as a town ... where there is the best and finest cloth made in all India". During the reign of Emperor Jahangir , Islam Khan Chishti shifted the capital from Rajmahal to Dhaka in 1610 AD, Dhaka gained prominence as the center of trade and commerce of Bengal.

  7. Panipat - Wikipedia

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    Panipat (päː.niː.pɐt̪ ⓘ [5]) is an industrial city, located 95 km north of Delhi and 169 km south of Chandigarh on NH-44 in Panipat district, Haryana, India. It is famous for three major battles fought in 1526, 1556 and 1761. The city is also known as 'city of weavers', 'textile city' and 'cast-off clothes capital' [6] [7] of the world.

  8. Urdu - Wikipedia

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    Urdu and Hindi on a road sign in India. The Urdu version is a direct transliteration of the English; the Hindi is a part transliteration ("parcel" and "rail") and part translation: "karyalay" and "arakshan kendra" Standard Urdu is often compared with Standard Hindi. [177]

  9. Taasir - Wikipedia

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    Taasir Delhi, Ranchi, Patna, Muzaffarpur editions are RNI-certified circulations.. Central Bureau of Communication https://cbcindia.gov.in/ (Under Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India), erstwhile DAVP, has already empanelled Delhi, Ranchi, Patna, Muzaffarpur, Howrah, Chennai, Bangalore, Guwahati, Mumbai, Bhagalpur, Gangtok, and Bhopal editions of Taasir and has fixed ...