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Feb.14th-15th 2016: Desi Cotton & Contemporary Khadi Revival Workshop, Gandhigram University, Tamil Nadu
Sahaja Samrudda the seed saving farmers’ cooperative from Karnataka, Tula – a social enterprise to bring low /no energy cotton value chain (www.tula.org.in) and SIMCODESS come together at Gandhigram to explore revival of Desi cotton and contemporary Khadi.
We intend to conduct a 2 day workshop that will cover the various Desi cotton varieties, history and plans to revive them. It will be at Gandhigram on Feb 14th and 15th (Sunday & Monday).
National Workshop on ‘Revival of Desi Cotton and Contemporary Khadi’
14th and 15th February 2016, Gandhi Gram, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu.
Programme Schedule
DAY 1: 14th Feb 2016
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10.00 -10.30 am |
Registration | |
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10.30 – 11.30am |
Welcome | G.F. Visuvasam, Simcodes Society |
| Introduction to the workshop
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Ananthoo, Tula |
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| Mutual introduction of participants |
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| 11.30 am – 11.45 am: TEA BREAK | ||
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11.45 – 01.30 pm |
Session 1: Context-Setting | |
| a historical look at Cotton and what went wrong ? where ? | Jaishankar, Organic Farmer & Tula mentor | |
| Gandhi and Desi cotton | M.R.Rajagopalan, Secretary, Gandhi Gram Trust | |
| Desi cotton revival across India | Krishna Prasad, Sahaja Samrudha | |
| 1.30 am – 2.30 pm: Lunch | ||
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02.30 – 04.00 pm |
Session 2: Cultivation of Desi Cotton | |
| Conservation and Development of Desi Cotton Varieties
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Central Institute for Cotton Research /TNAU
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| Cultivation of Jayadhar cotton in Karnataka | Kallappa
Desi Cotton Growers Association,Hubli |
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| Cultivation of Karungani Paruthi in Tamil Nadu
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Karung kanni Organic Cotton Growers Association ,Dindgul | |
| Cultivation of Danvantari cotton in Vidharbha,Maharastra | Devaraj Patil
Vidharbha Desi Kapus Utpadak Sangha,Wardha |
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| Cultivation of RG 8 cotton in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka | Raghavendra
Sahaja Samrudha |
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04.00 – 05.30 pm |
Session 3: Marketing Desi Cotton | |
| Creative and innovative market for desi cotton | Mani Chinnaswamy, Appachi Eco –Logic Cotton | |
| Eco friendly desi cotton value chain- Tula experience | Ananthoo, Tula | |
| 05.30- 07.00 pm | Break | |
| 07.00=08.30 pm | Film Show | |
DAY 2: 15th Feb 2016
| 07.30-08.00 am | Breakfast | |
| 08.00- 10.00 am | Desi Cotton – Field Visit
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Karung kanni cotton farms in Chinnappa Puram village |
| 10.00-10.30 am | TEA BREAK | |
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10.30 – 12.30 pm |
Session 4: Desi Cotton value addition | |
| Reusable Napkins (washable cloth pads) | Banu Chitra Mathivanan
Chennai |
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| Muslin cloth | Arup Rakshit
M G Gramdyog Seva Sansthan,Kolkata |
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| Desi Cotton Bags | Manohara Shenoy
Rahul Bags,Bangalore |
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| Craft Items /Cotton oil/ Surgical Cotton | ||
| Other Possible interventions | Cotton specialists from TNAU | |
| 12.30 – 1.30 pm | Session 5: Desi Cotton and Khadi | |
| Khadi Industry – Past, present and Future | Anand Dharwarker , Tara handloom
Bangalore |
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| Revival of Khadi with Desi Cotton – looking in to the whole value chain | Group work | |
| Strengthening Rural Livelihoods –Gandhi and Kumarappa’s vision | Group work | |
| Cultivating Desi Cotton Culture in Schools | Purna Pramathi School, Bangalore | |
| 01.30-2.30 pm | Lunch | |
| 02.30-3.30 pm | Visit to Gandhigram weaving and natural dyeing centres | |
| 03.30- 05.00 pm | Session 6: Way forward – next steps, linking across value chains, firming up plans | Kavitha Kuruganti
Ananthoo Krishna Prasad |
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