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Indian minature painting of Rajasthani school (18th century), National Museum, DelhiTouted to grow into a Rs.7.5 billion industry from the current Rs.2.7 billion tag according to an Assocham report, the Indian Fashion industry is making a mark across the world with its designers and the dotting line-up of fashion training institutes across the country.
Despite being in a nascent stage at the moment vis-a-vis world fashion, the domestic fashion market accounts for only 0.2 percent of the global designer wear market, worth Rs 1630 billion and growing at around 10 percent annually.

Indian fashion however has thousands of years of tradition behind it. India has a rich and varied textile heritage and each region of India has its own unique native costume and traditional attire.

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