New Delhi (NVI): The Khadi made “Mujib Jackets” is all set to catch eyeballs during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh on March 26 and 27.
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has supplied 100 custom-designed “Mujib Jackets” to the Indian High Commission in Dhaka. It will be the key attire of dignitaries during the Prime Minister visit to the nation.
The “Mujib Jacket” is famed as the signature garment worn by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who is called Bangladesh’s Father of the Nation.
“As Bangladesh celebrates “Mujib Borsho,” the birth centenary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre of the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, had placed an order for 100 Mujib Jackets, ahead of the PM’s visit,” the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises said in a statement.
The specially designed “Mujib Jackets” have been made of high quality handcrafted Poly Khadi fabric.
Whereas, the black “Mujib Jackets” have been designed with 6 buttons, two pockets on the lower half and a front pocket on the left, as worn by Rahman.
“In keeping with the eco-friendly nature of the Khadi fabric, the covers for these jackets too have been made of black Khadi cotton fabric with Khadi India’s logo embroidered over it,” the statement noted
These jackets will be carried in specially designed plastic-mixed handmade paper carry bags made at KVIC’s Kumarappa National Handmade Paper Institute (KNHPI) in Jaipur.
“Mujib Jacket is historically significant in Bangladesh and it is a matter of great pride that Mujib Jackets made of Khadi will be adorned during the Bangladesh visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is the biggest brand ambassador of Khadi,” KVIC Chairman Vinai Kumar Saxena said.
He informed that “Mujib Jacket” is an immensely popular outfit in Bangladesh and for the older generation it is symbolic of the ideology of their great leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, while it has increasingly become a fashion statement for the youths of Bangladesh.
“Likewise, Khadi, the heritage fabric of India, is a unique blend of tradition and fashion. Mujib Jackets made of Khadi will add significantly to the historical and cultural values of the celebrations,” Saxena said, adding that this will also promote Khadi on the global and diplomatic platform in a big way.
Since, the jackets were meant for diplomatic purposes, KVIC accorded top priority to it and delivered the consignment before time, the ministry added.
-RJV
