March 2022

The growth story of India’s home textile export is just overwhelming! India has held supremacy in the home textile segment for years and didn’t miss the train in 2021 either. All projections regarding healthy export demand, as the impact of the pandemic subsides, and ‘China Plus One’ sourcing strategy have come true. All these factors worked in India’s favour and helped the country fetch around US $ 7.34 billion worth of home textile export revenues during 2021, 60 per cent of which (~US $ 4.40 billion) went to the export-oriented markets such as USA and EU where India has trumped China with a good margin.

All the contributors, including bigwigs such as Welspun India and Trident Group, in our exclusive and in-depth Cover Story have ecstatically shared their views and highlighted growth story of their respective companies.

Apart from the Cover Story that’s focused on home textiles, this issue widely covers various important topics such as Fashion Retail’s Revival in 2022; Textile and Apparel Industry’s Reaction over Budget; A Win-Win Internship Model in the Apparel Industry; Indian Apparel Industry’s Hold on Padma Awards; Women Entrepreneurs in the Indian Fashion Eco-system; and Fashion Manufacturing Industry’s Struggle due to Redundant Software Features.