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Ponduru Khadi

Kumari Sonali

Ponduru Khadi:

Ponduru khadi has been granted the geographical indication (GI) tag by the Geographical Indications Registry under the Union ministry of commerce and industry.

  • ​Ponduru Khadi, is a famous handspun and handwoven cotton fabric from Andhra Pradesh.
  • It is locally known as Patnulu and is produced in Ponduru village in Srikakulam district.
  • It has been nominated for the One District One Product (ODOP) scheme from the Srikakulam district.
  • During the pre – independence era Mahatma Gandhi mentioned its virtues in his Young India (the national weekly that Gandhiji edited).
  • Key Characteristics of Ponduru Khadi:
    • ​It is produced from one of three types of cotton: hill cotton, punasa cotton, or red cotton.
    • Cotton is indigenous to Srikakulam district and is grown in and around Ponduru.
    • The entire process, from cotton to fabric, is carried out manually.
    • The process of cleaning the cotton with the jawbone of Valuga fish is unique to Ponduru khadi and is not practiced anywhere else in the world.
    • Ponduru is the only place in India where spinners still use single-spindle charkhas.

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