First woman director general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), a consortium of 38 research institutes across the country. | National Handloom Day Union government had declared August 7 as National Handloom Day to commemorate the Swadeshi Andolan that began in 1905 on the same day. The movement was aimed at encouraging Indians to wear clothes that were handwoven by indigenous communities instead of foreign-made apparel. |