Archive · 7 Aug 2026
PM Modi Links National Handloom Day to 1905 Swadeshi Movement
India has a special day called National Handloom Day every August 7.
It celebrates people called weavers who make cloth by hand on a special machine called a loom.
The loom works without electricity.
This year was the 12th time India celebrated this day.
India's leader, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asked everyone to join the celebration.
He told people to buy at least one handloom cloth and make a video of it to share with others.
He reminded everyone that on August 7, 1905, Indians started a big movement against British rulers called the Swadeshi Movement.
That movement began because the British divided the region of Bengal.
The Prime Minister said the government will keep helping weavers and the handloom sector.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the 12th National Handloom Day on August 7, 2026.
Modi linked the day to the launch of the Swadeshi Movement on August 7, 1905, in response to the partition of Bengal.
He urged citizens to buy at least one handloom product and share videos using #NationalHandloomDay.
The PM saluted weavers and artisans for preserving India's handloom heritage and pledged continued government support for the sector.
Handloom textiles are fabrics created on a manually operated loom without electricity, typically woven in weavers' homes.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India's weavers and artisans
- What
- National Handloom Day was observed, with the PM linking it to the 1905 Swadeshi Movement and urging citizens to buy and share handloom products
- When
- Thursday, August 7, marking the 12th edition of National Handloom Day
- Where
- India; the PM's message was shared on social media
- Why
- To honour the legacy of India's handloom industry and weavers, and to recall the Swadeshi Movement's role in the country's journey toward self-reliance
- Event
- National Handloom Day
- Annual Date
- August 7
- 2026 Edition
- 12th
- Historical Link
- Launch of the Swadeshi Movement on August 7, 1905, in response to the partition of Bengal
- PM's Appeal
- Buy at least one handloom product and share videos using #NationalHandloomDay
- Government Commitment
- Continued support for handloom as a pillar of rural empowerment, women-led development and Atmanirbhar Bharat
- What is Handloom
- Fabric made on a manually operated loom without electricity, typically woven in weavers' homes