National meet on revitalizing Kasturi Cotton at SVPISTM held in Coimbatore

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles and Management (SVPISTM), Coimbatore, organized a National Conference on the topic “Kasturi: Revitalizing Indian Cotton” marking the occasion of World Cotton Day. The conference was sponsored by Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) and Indian Cotton Federation (ICF). Dr. P. Alli Rani, Director of SVPISTM and patron of the conference, spoke of Kasturi cotton's Historial and Culture significance" which if promoted will improve India’s textile industry on the national level surpassing man-made fibres, and compete in the international trade as India’s cotton brand. 
The panel discussion set off with chairman, Dr. K. Selvaraju, Secretary General of the Southern India Mills Association (SIMA). Other members of the panel included Shri. Manohar Sambandam (founder of GRoboMac), Shri. S. Venkatakrishnan (Cotton Fibre Expert and Technologist),    Shri. Ashok Damji Daga (Founder, Damji Velji & Co., Past President of The Coimbatore Cotton Association), Shri. Chetan H Joshi (Director of ICF), and Shri. Amirthraj Thettaravu Kumar (Vice President of Digital Solutions, Texcoms Worldwide and CEO of Aladdin 365).