Khadi art and craft expo held in city

Mangalore, January 18: A khadi art and craft exhibition was organized by Mangalore Institute of Fashion Technology here on Wednesday.

Inaugurating the exhibition Nanda Gopal, convener CIL, and former journalist, said khadi day should be celebrated every day.

“We Indians still live in a phase of colonial hangover. We blindly follow the west whereas we have a wonderful tradition amidst us”, he said.

He said wearing khadi helps the rural people who spun khadi to earn their livelihood.

He also said that there are several opportunities for today's youth in the field of fashion, one has to grab the opportunity if not he has to create it.

Chairman of MIFT College Dr. Aroor Prasad Rao along with Academic Director Mr. M.G. Hegde and Principal Mrs. Shilpa Shetty were present.

The exhibition was kept open for public viewing the whole day. Art and craft prepared by the students won the appreciation of all the visitors gathered.

About MIFT

Mangalore Institute of Fashion Technology was founded in the year 1996. It is the first degree college in South East Asia to introduce B.SC degree in Fashion Designing and the only college offering a degree course in Security and Detective Science, along with these we offer B.SC Interior Design and MSW course.

Along with educational awareness and social development we at MIFT train our students to be successful in all spheres through various activities. For the last 13 years MIFT has been encouraging students to organize art and craft exhibition.