Department of Fashion Technology Report on celebration of National Handloom day
Celebration of National Handloom daywas jointly organised by Department of Fashion Technology, KCG college of Technology and Department of Fashion Design and Art of Hindustan University,Chennai on 07/08/2019. In Hindustan University at school of fashion design and arts department, our faculty Dr.R.G. Panneerselvam, delivered the special lecture about national handloom day and its importance. He insisted that the fashion technocrats shouldpatronage the handloom weavers and their products. He also deliberated on various ways to develop the marketing strategies in frontof fashion and designing students’ community. The stage was set by the students with the various varieties of sarees draped innovatively on the dummies.
Handloom Day Awareness program at FT Department of KCG College of Technology
In the afternoon session, Department of Fashion Technology, KCG conducted an awareness program on handloom for the students of Hindustan International School, Karapakkam. Nearly 50-60 students participated in the awareness program. All the faculty members handled the small sessions about handloom and its economic importance, possible supports to the handloom weavers were discussed in the forum. It all extended from 2.15 pm to 3.30 pm. The students got awareness of the handloom weaver’s tireless work and the skill required by seeing a demo of weaving process on the loom. They also tried the weaving process themselves. All the students were asked to give their small contribution to handloom weavers through purchase of handlooms and by spreading the word about handlooms splendour and the hard work of handloom weavers to their family and friends. Students were requested to have atleast one set of handloom attire in their wardrobe.
As a mark of respect of the celebration, Department of Fashion Technology insisted the faculty members of KCG College of Technology, to wear handloom sarees on national handloom day.
