NIFT Hyderabad organises Khadi 5K Run to promote Khadi among youth

The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Hyderabad, in collaboration with NABARD and My Bharat, organised a Khadi 5K Run in Hyderabad on Saturday to promote Khadi among young people.

Hyderabad: The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Hyderabad, in association with the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and My Bharat, successfully organised the Khadi 5K Run – “Move in Khadi, Move India” here on Saturday.

The student-led initiative aimed to take Khadi beyond its historical association with India’s freedom movement and bring it into contemporary youth culture through fashion, design and collective participation, a press release said.

---

By combining a 5-kilometre run with specially crafted Khadi running vests, the event highlighted how traditional Indian textiles can be reinterpreted for modern lifestyles while retaining their cultural significance, it said.

Dr. Malini Divakala, Director, NIFT Hyderabad; Prithwiraj Mal, Joint Director, NIFT Hyderabad; Thadepalli Srivani, Event Coordinator and Campus Coordinator, Fashion Technology; Ramalakshmi Penugonda, General Manager, NABARD and Nagesh Kotlawar, Assistant General Manager, NABARD.