Swarajya Ashram
Established in 1926 by Munim Satya Narayan, the Mallawan Khadi Center in Hardoi, is a major production hub spread over 7.5 acres, located 83 km away from Kanpur. The institution has around 1300–1400 active artisans out of 2000 registered spinners and weavers. The center produces yarn counts ranging from 12s to 50s. Women spinners earn by spinning 250–300 grams per day.
Under the SFURTI Yojana, 150 women work at a dedicated setup in Paho near Rae Bareli. Special coarse yarns (12s and 17s) are spun on Desi Charkha in Jhinjhak and Rura for Lihaaf (heavy quilts), while finer warp counts are spun on New Model Charkhas. All cotton is sourced from KVIC-approved centers.
The cotton for all the processes are procured and sourced from local KVIC registered centers, this ensures the quality of cotton being sourced.
Products of the Khadi Institution
'Do Sooti' Fabric
Do Sooti is a unique fabric with a combination of two yarns of different thickness. This fabric has a sturdy and coarse texture.
Upkar Shirting Fabric
The upkar shirting fabric got its name from the movie 'Upkaar' where the actor Manoj Kumar wore a Khadi Sadri. Post this movie, this Khadi fabric was named as Upkaar Shirting.
Ready to Wear
Swarajya Ashram is working with few local designers on contract basis and their work is displayed in the store. The Khadi Institution is also showcasing their garments and fabrics at their khadi store.
Lint Dyeing
The process of Lint Dyeing is also referred as 'Malasian', it is one of their best selling fabrics, the cotton procured is dyed first in the desired color and then one part of dyed cotton is mixed with three parts of kora cotton and then spun to achieve this specific effect in the fabric
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Dyeing
Malasian and Upkaar shirting are the two unique fabrics of this KI. The dyeing of Upkaar shirting is done in-house at the yarn stage through the vat dyeing process, while the Malasian is dyed at the fiber stage. The other kora khadi yarns are washed and bleached before vat dyeing.
Spinning
Spinning unit of Swarajya Ashram is situated in Mallawan. There are 3 sheds, where the spinning training and production takes place. There are total 2000 registered spinners at Mallawan centre.
Washing
The yarns are washed in the concrete pits, to remove impurities before dyeing. This whole process is done at the Mallawan centre.
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