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PM shares an article highlighting handloom as one of India’s greatest civilisational strengths

PM shares an article highlighting handloom as one of India's greatest civilisational strengths

07 Aug, 2026

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, shared an article written by Union Minister Shri Giriraj Singh, on National Handloom Day, today. The article highlights handloom as one of India's greatest civilisational strengths and the countless regional traditions of Indian textiles.

"The Minister calls upon India's youth to bring together heritage and technology, creativity and enterprise, to shape the next chapter of handloom, thereby strengthening weavers' livelihoods", Shri Modi remarked.

Shri Modi posted on X:

As India marks #NationalHandloomDay today, Union Minister Shri @girirajsinghbjp lauds handloom as one of India's greatest civilisational strengths, highlighting the countless regional traditions of Indian textiles.

The Minister calls upon India's youth to bring together heritage and technology, creativity and enterprise, to shape the next chapter of handloom, thereby strengthening weavers' livelihoods.

As India marks #NationalHandloomDay today, Union Minister Shri @girirajsinghbjp lauds handloom as one of India's greatest civilisational strengths, highlighting the countless regional traditions of Indian textiles.

The Minister calls upon India's youth to bring together heritage… https://t.co/FaATaFySTa

- PMO India (@PMOIndia) August 7, 2026
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