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Raveena Tandon Backs India's Weavers on National Handloom Day

Raveena Tandon Backs India's Weavers on National Handloom Day
Raveena Tandon stands in support of India’s weavers · thehansindia.com

India has a special day called National Handloom Day to celebrate people who make beautiful clothes by hand.

These skilled workers, called weavers, use traditional methods to create fabrics like sarees.

Famous movie actresses in India helped celebrate this day.

Raveena Tandon wore sarees made by local artists and shared pictures online.

She wrote that supporting our own people starts with our master weavers.

Other actresses like Shriya Saran and Apara Mehta also showed their support.

They reminded everyone that every thread represents hard work and family tradition.

This special day happens every year on August 7.

It also reminds people about an old movement called Swadeshi, which encouraged Indians to use products made in their own country.

The actresses want everyone to love and wear Indian handmade clothes.

Key facts

Event
National Handloom Day
Edition
12th National Handloom Day
Date
August 7, 2026
Historical significance
Commemorates Swadeshi Movement launched August 7, 1905
Celebrity supporters
Raveena Tandon, Shriya Saran, Apara Mehta
Tandon's message
Wearing local with gratitude for the hands that keep culture alive
Theme
Supporting Indian handlooms, local textiles, and master weavers

Quotes

Raveena Tandon

Indian actress and former film star

“Today on National Handloom Day, I would like to extend my best wishes to all our extremely talented weavers and artisans. Our country has such a rich heritage of textiles and I have been very fortunate that thanks to my mother, I was introduced to our beautiful handlooms right from my birth. I would like to tell everyone to please embrace our handlooms and local textiles and continue our rich heritage of textiles. Once again, a very happy National Handloom Day.”
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“Swadeshi was built on the idea of standing by our own people, and that starts with our master weavers. Wearing local today with gratitude for the hands that keep our culture alive. #NationalHandloomDay.”
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