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Information: Bapu’s eco-friendly vision will come to real life!

Posted By: Rishabh Purohit Labels:

It was Mahatma Gandhiji’s vision to make eco-friendly indigenous items, specially khadi and Kalamkhush paper. It is said that when Gandhiji gifted it to Kaka Kalelkar the Gujarati litterateur, he is known to have said, “My pen (kalam) is happy to write on this beautiful paper,” that is how kalamkhush got its name.
So, it is heart-warming to know that soon, Mahatma Gandhi’s book Hind Swaraj will be printed by Navjivan Trust on khadi paper, as part of the book’s centenary celebration, in Gujarati, Hindi and English.
Talk about khadi paper and you immediately think about water colours as the paper lends a certain freshness to paintings. It is popular with artists, not only in India, but all over the world its popular. Due to the lack of publicity and proper sales outlets, most people do not know that hand made paper is made in Ahmedabad at a small paper mill near Gujarat Khadi Mandal, which is situated in a lane opposite Gandhi Ashram.
It is also here that the famed Kalamkhush paper is made with flowers, leaves, grass and petals. To go back to handmade paper, it is interesting to know that it is made with pulp of waste and rags which are mixed in a huge processor, individually pressed to the desired size, dried and ready for sale. This same method is used to make Kalamkhush paper with grass, kothmir, husk, rice, jute, silk strands, and flower petals, with poetic names like gulab, resham etc. Colour is often used to make tinted, textured or marbled paper.
So, we look forward to Gandhiji’s book Hind Swaraj, as it will pay homage to the Mahatma and his eco-friendly vision. But, Gujarat Khadi Gramudyog Mandal needs a proper sales centre in the city to showcase the immense possibilities of khadi paper, which is special as it has the touch of the hand that creates it.





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