National Handloom Day 2022: How self-help groups sustain Indian handicrafts and handlooms

National Handloom Day, observed every year on August 7, is the celebration of the Indian wondrous weave handspun and handwoven by artisans, bunkars, weavers, and dastkaris across the country. The day commemorates the Swadeshi movement that began in 1905 and was first observed in 2015, marking the Swadeshi movement’s centenary celebration.