Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Khadi Textiles, Women and Rural Development: An Analysis from Past to Present Subject The topic of the resource developing world; Khadi and village industries; neoliberalism; rural development; women and textile industry Description An account of the resource The paper aims at bringing out the cultural, economic, and political importance that Khadi has for India from pre-colonial times, during the colonial rule and after independence till the present times. The paper brings out Khadis potential in rural development by solving the pressing concerns of unemployment and working conditions in developing countries like India. In spite of this, Khadis potential at rural development is subsided by the contemporary threats the industry faces due to the different agents of neoliberalism, discussed in the paper. The questionnaire report on workers collected at the Cheriyakonni production unit and information collected at the District Project Office Trivandrum; brings out that rural women are the largest workforce victims of these threats, as the industry is slowly showing signs of degradation. Methodology: The research paper is based on both quantitative and qualitative data analysis. Data is collected from Kerala Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB) Project Office Thiruvananthapuram through interviews. Questionnaire is conducted on workers of Cheriyakonni Production Unit, Thiruvananthapuram that operates under the board. 2022 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor &amp; Francis Group. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Aravind V.; Girisanker S.B. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Textile: The Journal of Cloth and Culture, Vol-22, No. 1, pp. 2-19. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Taylor and Francis Ltd. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/14759756.2022.2025657" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1080/14759756.2022.2025657</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85124873512&amp;doi=10.1080%2F14759756.2022.2025657&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=5d9c71791e7f7f4c3b5d79748a12ade9" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85124873512&amp;doi=10.1080%2f14759756.2022.2025657&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=5d9c71791e7f7f4c3b5d79748a12ade9</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 14759756 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Aravind V., Department of International Studies, Christ University Bangalore, India; Girisanker S.B., School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India