Khadi: The fabric of our nation

By: Jasodhara Banerjee/ Forbes India

Khadi is part of the warp and weft of India; but it is by no means stuck in history. Fort, in Mumbai, is where the British left their architectural legacy. On the ground floor of one of the many colonial era buildings there resides a store, housing another legacy from their times, khadi.

Flanked by a couple of massive, dusty, dull, almost neglected shop windows, the doorway leads into Khadi Bhandar, whose sheer size and location would be the envy of any retailer. Sprawled over two floors