North India Section of The Textile
Institute (NISTI)
ARCHIVE PAGES -- April 1 2007
Activities
- A Seminar on “RETAIL MARKETS: EUROPE AND INDIA” was
organized by NISTI on 24th October 2005 (Monday) at 5.00 pm
at Textile Technology Department of IIT Delhi, Hauz Khas. The
speaker was Johannes Benner, a Retail & Marketing Expert
of PUM Dutch Foundation – an organization funded by Ministry
of Economics in Netherlands. Mr. Benner drew comparison between
the retails markets in Europe with those in India and focused
on the Visual Merchandising needs of the Indian retailers.
The seminar was well attended by NISTI members, select industry
invitees, faculty members and students of Textile Department,
IIT and NIFT. NISTI secretary took the opportunity to introduce
the students to Textile Institute, the North India section
and its activities.
)
- STUDY TOUR TO JODHPUR AND JAISALMER
The State of Rajasthan has a deep-rooted tradition of textiles
in India. It is the largest producer of polyester/viscose blended
yarn and the second largest producer of blended suiting in the
country. Out of 862 spinning mills in India, 69 spinning mills
are in Rajasthan. Rajasthan produces around 40% of the country's
raw wool of which Carpet industry alone utilizes 85%. The cities
of Jodhpur and Jaisalmer have a rich cultural background and
collection of monuments which have been inspiring designers for
many centuries. Jodhpur is also home to National Wool Development
Board.
(City of Jodhpur is a Designers delight)
Ten members of NISTI with their families made a study cum learning
tour of the Jodhpur and Jaisalmer areas in the period 13-17 th
January. The trip began with a meeting with Jodhpur Industries
Association in Udyog Bhawan Complex. After initial introductions,
a presentation was made by Dr. SK Chaudhury, former NISTI Chairman
and a well known wool man, highlighting the fact that India produces
many different types of carpet grade wools and a few of them
are judged to be the best carpet grade wools in the world i.e.
Magra, Chokla, Nali, Jaisalmeri etc. The present production of
such types is very limited and not enough even for domestic consumption.
He proposed that since Jodhpur and Jaisalmer are ideal locations
for cultivation of these wool types and that it can be actively
taken up here. NISTI’s support was pledged for making and
activating such a proposal.
(At Jodhpur Industries Association. From L to R: Dr. SK Chaudhury,
Ashok Baheti- Secretary JIA, Ashok Sancheti-President JIA, Alok
Goyal-Chairman NISTI, Sanjay Gupta- Secretary NISTI and Rajeev
Bhandari-member JIA)
NISTI delegation then visited the Jodhpur Palace and the fort.
The next destination was Jaisalmer, where the team visited the
Durries weavers who weave for international brands like Shyam
Ahuja. The art and craft of Punja Durrie weaving on
flat looms was demonstrated by the master weavers to the team
.
Besides the team also visited the habitat of Bishnoi tribe who
are known for their stand on environment protection. The team
also visited the living fort of Jaisalmer and spent a night at
the dunes.
PROPOSED ACTIVITIES
The conference intends to offers a platform to all the stake
holders to discuss all aspects related to the natural fibres
so as to have an understanding of their current state of development
and secure their future in the competitive environment in the
years to come. The Call for papers is under issue which will
invite papers highlighting the advances in the broad areas of
Status of natural fibres in the world and especially in India;
Product, process development and quality issues; Traditional
and new applications; Use of natural fibres in technical textiles;
Comfort, handle and care properties of natural fibre products;
Blends of natural fibres; Performance enhancement of natural
fibre products; R & D in natural fibres; Finishing of natural
fibre textiles; Use of exotic natural fibres ; Natural fibre
biocomposites; Bioengineering in fibres (designer seeds, transgenic
cotton , spider silk); and Sustainability in fibres (organic
cotton, abaca)
