PUNE: It’s going to be a busy election season for Murudkar Zendewale.
The shop, established more than 80 years ago, is among the very few within the city that makes flags, turbans, shawls and an assortment of political paraphernalia similar to badges, uparnas (stoles), masks and more.
Girish Mukrudkar, proprietor of the store, said its ‘analysis and building’ wing has designed many new products that can be used by political events all the way through campaigns. In reality, plans are directly to release a minimum of seven to 8 products ahead of the polls.
The R&D workforce, in line with Mukrudkar, contains 4 or 5 craftsmen. “We experiment with designs and the core workforce, which contains my family members, decides which products to launch. We may even launch saris with trademarks of various political events and portraits of politicians along side some other products,” he added. He expects the call for for even the common items similar to flags and turbans to go up as soon as political events announce their candidates. “In the month prior to the fashion code of conduct got here into pressure, we had bought a couple of thousand flags, turbans and uparnas. Over the ultimate 4 days, we've been receiving several enquiries about new, customisable products and availability,” Murudkar said.
He, on the other hand, added that boundaries on campaign expenditure have led to a 75% relief in industry. “Since T N Seshan’s tenure as Chief Election Commissioner, there have been strict restrictions on campaign expenditure. Over the previous twenty years, gross sales of political paraphernalia have dropped via 75%. There is also strict tracking of goods and prices. We have despatched the costs of all products to district authorities so that there is no corruption,” he said.
Speaking in regards to the call for, Murudkar said smaller flags — measuring between 1.5 and 3ft — are maximum wanted along side badges, headgear and uparnas.
The shop, established more than 80 years ago, is among the very few within the city that makes flags, turbans, shawls and an assortment of political paraphernalia similar to badges, uparnas (stoles), masks and more.
Girish Mukrudkar, proprietor of the store, said its ‘analysis and building’ wing has designed many new products that can be used by political events all the way through campaigns. In reality, plans are directly to release a minimum of seven to 8 products ahead of the polls.
The R&D workforce, in line with Mukrudkar, contains 4 or 5 craftsmen. “We experiment with designs and the core workforce, which contains my family members, decides which products to launch. We may even launch saris with trademarks of various political events and portraits of politicians along side some other products,” he added. He expects the call for for even the common items similar to flags and turbans to go up as soon as political events announce their candidates. “In the month prior to the fashion code of conduct got here into pressure, we had bought a couple of thousand flags, turbans and uparnas. Over the ultimate 4 days, we've been receiving several enquiries about new, customisable products and availability,” Murudkar said.
He, on the other hand, added that boundaries on campaign expenditure have led to a 75% relief in industry. “Since T N Seshan’s tenure as Chief Election Commissioner, there have been strict restrictions on campaign expenditure. Over the previous twenty years, gross sales of political paraphernalia have dropped via 75%. There is also strict tracking of goods and prices. We have despatched the costs of all products to district authorities so that there is no corruption,” he said.
Speaking in regards to the call for, Murudkar said smaller flags — measuring between 1.5 and 3ft — are maximum wanted along side badges, headgear and uparnas.
80-yr-old shop selling flags braces for LS race
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