{"id":77882,"date":"2025-12-14T11:30:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T06:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=77882"},"modified":"2025-12-15T16:20:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T10:50:48","slug":"ponduru-khadi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ponduru-khadi\/","title":{"rendered":"Ponduru Khadi"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Ponduru Khadi Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, Ponduru khadi has been granted the geographical indication (GI) tag by the Geographical Indications Registry under the Union ministry of commerce and industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Ponduru Khadi<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u200bPonduru Khadi, is a famous handspun and handwoven <\/span><b>cotton fabric from Andhra Pradesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>locally known as Patnulu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is produced in Ponduru village in Srikakulam district.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been nominated for the <\/span><b>One District One Product (ODOP) scheme<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the Srikakulam district.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the pre \u2013 independence era <\/span><b>Mahatma Gandhi mentioned<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> its virtues in his <\/span><b>Young India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (the <\/span><b>national weekly<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that Gandhiji edited).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Characteristics of Ponduru Khadi<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u200b<\/span><b>Production:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is produced from one of <\/span><b>three types of cotton<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: hill cotton, punasa cotton, or red cotton.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u200b<\/span><b>Cotton Source:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Cotton is indigenous to Srikakulam district and is grown in and around Ponduru.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u200b<\/span><b>Process:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The entire process, from cotton to fabric, is carried out manually.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Unique to Ponduru Khadi<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cleaning:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The <\/span><b>process of cleaning the cotton<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the <\/span><b>jawbone of Valuga fish<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is unique to Ponduru khadi and is not practiced anywhere else in the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u200b<\/span><b>Spinning:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ponduru is the only place in India where spinners still use <\/span><b>single-spindle charkhas <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with 24 spokes, also known as the &#8220;Gandhi Charkha&#8221;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u200b<\/span><b>Yarn Count:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The final textile has a very high yarn count, around 100-120 counts.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/andhra-pradesh\/ponduru-khadi-gets-gi-tag\/article70391490.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> <strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ponduru Khadi is a handspun, handwoven cotton fabric from Andhra Pradesh, produced in Srikakulam and nominated under the ODOP scheme. 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