Monday, September 28
After Kholapuri chappals recently went viral at the Italian luxury fashion house Prada’s summer collection, Karnataka Minister for Rural Development, Panchayat Raj and IT-BT, Priyank Kharge, highlighted that GI tag recognition isn’t enough and cultural entrepreneurship is needed. Kharge on Sunday also pointed out that while the chappals are commonly associated with Maharashtra, a large share of the artisans who craft them hail from Karnataka, sharing the tag.The minister said that with the sandals being priced at Rs 1.2 lakh, very few people know where they truly come from. Artisans from Athani, Nippani, Chikkodi, Raibag, and other parts of Belagavi, Bagalkot, and Dharwad in Karnataka have been making these chappals for generations. They have traditionally sold them in nearby towns, es
After Kholapuri chappals recently went viral at the Italian luxury fashion house Prada’s summer collection, Karnataka Minister for Rural Development, Panchayat Raj and IT-BT, Priyank Kharge, highlighted that GI tag recognition isn’t enough and cultural entrepreneurship is needed. Kharge on Sunday also pointed out that while the chappals are commonly associated with Maharashtra, a large share of the artisans who craft them hail from Karnataka, sharing the tag.The minister said that with the sandals being priced at Rs 1.2 lakh, very few people know where they truly come from. Artisans from Athani, Nippani, Chikkodi, Raibag, and other parts of Belagavi, Bagalkot, and Dharwad in Karnataka have been making these chappals for generations. They have traditionally sold them in nearby towns, es
Mumbai: Amid a growing chorus against the introduction of the Hindi language in Maharashtra schools from classes 1 to 5, the state cabinet on Sunday decided to withdraw two GRs (government orders) on the implementation of the three-language policy.Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis also announced the formation of a committee under educationist Narendra Jadhav to suggest the way forward and implementation of the language policy.Fadnavis alleged that as chief minister Uddhav Thackeray had accepted the recommendations of the Dr Raghunath Mashelkar committee to introduce a three-language policy from class 1 to 12 and set up a committee on the policy implementation."The state cabinet has decided to withdraw the Government Resolutions (GR) issued in April a
