Ram Meher from Baragada received the prestigious Sant Kabir Handloom Award 2025, the country’s highest honour for handloom weavers. ADVERTISEMENTSimilarly, Prafulla Kumar Sahoo from Jagatsinghpur was honoured with the National Handloom Award 2025. President Murmu graced the celebrations as the chief guest and presented the Sant Kabir Handloom Awards and National Handloom Awards 2025. Instituted under the Handloom Marketing Assistance (HMA) component of the National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP), these awards represent the highest national recognition for excellence in India’s handloom ecosystem. The National Handloom Award honours handloom weavers and other stakeholders who have demonstrated outstanding creativity, quality, innovation and excellence while preserving traditional skills and embracing modern techniques.