Handloom

National SARAS Aajeevika Mela 2026 runs Oct 15-31 in Vijayawada with 600+ stalls of handlooms and crafts by women's self-help groups; first edition outside Delhi-NCR.

Fourteen Odisha women weavers modelled their own handloom work at Bhubaneswar Times Fashion Week on 10-11 October 2026, as ORMAS pushed rural crafts to city buyers.

Sightsavers India's Looms & Lenses programme, launched in Delhi, aims to give eye care to one million weavers and artisans by 2030, starting in Odisha.