Khadi Utsava held at Sahyadri College in Shivamogga receives good response

The two-day Khadi Utsava, an exhibition-cum-sale of handloom products organised by the Sahyadri Commerce and Management College successful Shivanogga, received an enthusiastic response.

The students, teaching and non-teaching unit of the assemblage and neighbouring colleges visited the stalls enactment up by Shyli, Vastra Vinaya, Ambara Chittara- each from Heggodu successful Sagar taluk- and Khadi Mane of Sagar. The shopkeepers, who were some manufacturers and sellers, expressed happiness implicit the effect they received from the visitors.

Besides teachers, the students showed involvement successful the handloom products. Apart from buying products from the stalls, they besides engaged successful speech with the sellers astir however earthy materials were sourced, issues faced by weavers, challenges of selling the products, and astir designs and colours successful precocious demand.

Bhagirathi of Khadinane said, “Many radical were funny astir the saris with Hase drawing, a accepted art. I americium thankful to the assemblage for organising the event,” she said.

On the archetypal time of the event, Kuvempu University Vice-Chancellor Sharath Ananthamurthy was among those who visited the stalls.

T. Avinash, main of the college, said that the utsava was organised successful the backdrop of a caller circular by the State authorities urging the authorities employees to deterioration khadi products connected the archetypal Saturday of each month. “We organised the festival with the practice of khadi merchandise manufacturers truthful that unit of the 3 colleges connected the field marque usage of the opportunity. Besides that, ours is simply a absorption college. We wanted to supply a level for the section garment manufacturers, from whom our students person galore things to learn,” helium said.

Wall magazine

A student’s handwritten partition mag titled Antaranga was besides launched connected the occasion. Writer B.M. Puttaiah unveiled the mag and appreciated the efforts successful bringing retired the edition. Siraj Ahmed, main of Sahyadri Arts College, and others were present.

Besides, the assemblage conducted a humor donation campy connected the day.

T.D. Thimmappa, Medical Superintendent of McGann Hospital successful Shivamogga, delivered a speech connected humor groups and the value of humor donation. Over 100 students and assemblage module donated blood. The collected humor units were handed implicit to the McGann Hospital.