Organic Khadi
Khadi has been associated with Mahatma Gandhi since a long time. He was the one who introduced as well as popularized the fabric amongst the common masses, during his struggle for the freedom of his motherland, India. With time, the popularity of the fabric diminished and it slowly fell into oblivion. However, the past couple of years have seen people once again turning towards not only khadi, but also organic khadi. Organic Khadi is totally devoid of any synthetic chemicals, fertilizers or insecticides, usually used while growing Khadi.
Not only the Indian consumers, but the foreign ones have also started turning towards the material. Standing as a testimony to this recent trend is a US-based fashion designer, who has opened up a fashion house in Jaipur, for exclusively catering to the demand for organic khadi outfits. The fashion house has a wide range of clothes, all of which have been made from the organic fabric. As per the designer, foreigners have started realizing the medicinal values of wearing organic khadi. It is said to help fight skin infection & high blood pressure.
At the same time, organic khadi is totally environment friendly. This is why so many foreigners have started demanding organic khadi outfits. The problem with the production of organic khadi clothes is that the raw material is available only in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. This is because the majority of farmers are still unaware of the concept. Though the market for organic khadi is not too huge, it is expanding at a fast pace. The time is not far away, when majority of people will be wearing clothes/dresses made of the environment friendly fabric.