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KOLKATA, INDIA, FEBRUARY 18, 2002: From Tuesday onwards one can buy a khadi shirt or a dress that has been tailor-made by an international designers such as Rohit Bal and Malini Romani, at the Khadi Gramodyog Bhavan in Kolkata. Khadi is the traditional hand-spun and hand-woven cotton fabric promoted by Mahatma Gandhi. This is Khadi Village Industries Commission’s (KVIC) first step to bring top dress designers for the special fashion counters that are going to open up in the main khadi stores in every state. Kolkata is the second city where such a fashion counter will open after the first was introduced in New Delhi about three weeks ago, informed the assistant director of KVIC, Kamal Chkraborty. He added that a decision was made about three months ago to spruce up the main khadi stores in every state by “going designer.” Designer salwar-kurta, ladies tops, gents shirts and kurtas all made out of cotton khadi, will be available at the fashion counters.

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