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The Khadi and Village Industries movement was launched nearly 90 years ago under the inspiration and guidance of Mahatma Gandhi, the father of Nation. When the All India Spinners Association was founded by Gandhiji, he entrusted the responsibility of the post of its founder Secretary to pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Right from the start, the All India Spinners Association was considered to be a body devoted to the service of the Spinners, weavers and other artisans associated with the program me.
KHADI the product of hand Spinning and weaving which was almost dead by the second decade of the present century on account of the planned effort of the alien rulers to dump British Textiles on India with a view when economic exploitation was revived by Mahatma Gandhi as a part of his unique non-violent movement against the foreign rule.
BAPU had the foresight to locate a main source of economic exploitation of this country and along with advising the people to boycott foreign cloth in the wake of the non-cooperation movement of 1921. as a part of his constructive programme espoused the nation to revive khadi indigenous spinning and weaving.
To quote the inimitable language of Jawaharlalji, Khadi become not only the ‘Livery of India’s freedom’, Khadi production centers called Ashram in many cases – became the centers of freedom movement.
KHADI, the vehicle to uplift the poor was chosen by Bapu as there was no room for exploitation of the poor in Khadi because a pool proof arrangement existed in the economics of Khadi and its implementation through cost chart which was not visible in other industries.
ACCORDING to Gandhiji Khadi was to be a fabric symbolizing equality on the social plane. And, on the economic plane, it was to be a product of self-labour and self consumption in a scheme of self-reliant village communities.
KHADI was as integral part of our freedom struggle movement, so it was revolutionary. Men like Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Rajaji and Dr. G. Ramchandran carried khadi on their shoulders from house to house during the freedom struggle because it was a symbol of freedom. Gandhiji wanted Khadi a new social order based on truth and non-violence.
NO DOUBT Khadi and Village Industries have a place in our country which is largely agricultural. To supplement the income of the agriculturist. Khadi & Village Industries have a vital role to play, particularly in a country like our which is the world’s second biggest cotton producing country. People have a moral duty to purchase what the rural massage produce If we forget the revolutionary aspect of khadi, it may continue to be one of the productive activities that will gave employment to the masses.
KHADI and Village Industries have a universal relevance. It is an alternative to centralized production and the entire world looks upon Genii’s India for a new leadership in this regard. The thinking people all over the world are convinced that the Gandhian was is the surest way for establishing lasting peace in the world. The world will follow India if we succeed in creating a new just and peaceful social order.
THIS socio political background of India became the guiding force of the people of Chak Village. Specially the two brothers Chandrakanta Saha and Lalitmohan Saha of Chak come forward, with some followers and took up the Khadi Movement as their mission. The weavers of Chak Islampur willingly joined the Charkha movement and took up the programme of cotton spinning under the All India Spinners Association Lalitmohan Saha took the initiative of preaching khadi spinning. After the dawn of Independence this institution chandrakanta Lalitmohan Resham Khadi Samity was established by Lalitmohan Saha He was appointed as founder-Secretary of the samity.
DURING this period of 60 years the samity has done yeman’s service to the village folk. Samity has faced many challenges and constrains and has successfully overcome the deterrent forces in the field.
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