Piyush Goyal: Addresses convocation ceremony of 2020 -21 NIFT Mumbai-batch
18 April 2022, Mumbai:
Work towards making India the global fashion capital, Union Minister Piyush Goyal urges young NIFT graduates.
Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and Textiles Piyush Goyal today urged the young NIFT graduates to work towards making India the fashion capital of the world.
Addressing the Convocation Ceremony of the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Mumbai, Goyal said Indian designers and artists have the skill sets and innovative ideas.
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He added that Indian designers including NIFT graduates are doing phenomenal work globally.
Exhorting the graduating students, Union Minister Goyal said, “Each one of you is a dreamer; you come up with new ideas, new designs, and new concepts”.
Citing the example of local Kolhapuri chappals and Paithani saris, Union Minister further said “the traditional Indian arts and handicrafts have the capability to become global fashion trends”.
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Goyal said, “As students of design, each one of you represents a deep sensitivity.
Lauding the talent of the NIFT students, the Textiles Minister said many of the NIFT graduates would soon start designing for Bollywood.
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