Vishwa Sutra launched to promote Indian handlooms globally

Key facts

• The Ministry of Textiles launched the ‘Vishwa Sutra – Weaves of India for the World’ initiative.
• The initiative was developed by the Office of the Development Commissioner Handlooms in collaboration with the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT).
• A designer collection based on the initiative was presented at the 61st Femina Miss India held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
• The initiative aims to present Indian handlooms in a contemporary global design framework.
• It brings together 30 distinct handloom weaves from across the country, each representing a different state, reinterpreted with design inspirations from 30 countries.
• The initiative highlights the vision of Vocal for Local to Global and the Prime Minister’s 5F framework: Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign.