S. Mundkur

Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai | ICT · Department of Fibers and Textile Processing

The present study is aimed at developing new interlining composite materials (RFI– reinforced fusible interlining), possessing optimum shaping characteristics with the required rigidity and elasticity, thus ensuring that volumetric shape of a garment will be preserved while wearing by a consumer. The original methods of forming a reinforcing polyme...

Journalism is a medium to educate people about what is happening in the world by covering events, ideas, and information into context. The objective of fashion journalism is to connect and impart the information, create awareness to the reader and also to understand the readers. Writing for magazines and newspapers require information on fashion in...

Abstract The traditional facility of door to door collection of discarded clothing by bhandivale in exchange for stainless steel utensils or plastic ware or money continues to be available to the householders in Mumbai. This contribution can no way be ignored and so also the support from stake holders who have been identified in this study. The des...

The term costume can refer to wardrobe and dress in general, or to the distinctive style of dress of a particular people, class, or period. One of the more prominent places people see costumes is in theatre, film and on television. Costuming, thus, is the entire coordination of the activities related to the attire of the actors in the film/televisi...

Cotton is one of the major fibre crops of Global Significance. Bt cotton refers to transgenic cotton which contains Endo-toxin protein inducing gene from soil bacterium Bacillus Thuringiensis. The transgenic cotton is of two types Bollgaurd and Roundup ready cotton. The former confers resistance to bollworms, and the latter is resistant to herbicid...

Occupational Details of Collectors of Post-Consumer Clothing Waste in Mumbai OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development, Vol. 7, No. 10, pp. 19-32, 2014 14 Pages Posted: 14 Feb 2015 Last revised: 17 Feb 2015 Suman Mundkur S.N.D.T Women’s University - Department of Textile Science and Apparel Design Ela Dedhia University of Mumbai - Depar...

India is the world's second largest producer of textiles and garments. The textile industry accounts for as large as 21% of the total employment generated in the economy. Around 35 million people are directly employed in the textile manufacturing activities (Chellasami and Sumathi: 2014). Abundant availability of raw materials such as cotton, wool,...

Discarded clothing from households are collected in exchange for utensils by men and women called bhandivale in Mumbai. This unique door-to-door recycling service earns them a livelihood. With the objective to understand the background of the bhandivale in Mumbai, the percentage of bhandivale in various age groups, the male to female ratio among th...

Discarded clothing from households are collected in exchange for utensils by men and women called bhandivale in Mumbai. This unique door-to-door recycling service earns them a livelihood. With the objective to understand the background of the bhandivale in Mumbai, the percentage of bhandivale in various age groups, the male to female ratio among th...

Clothes that are given away from households in exchange for utensils/plastic articles are done for economic gains. The used clothes are exchanged for its value. This exchange is a unique mobile door-to-door recycling service in India not by rag pickers but by collectors called bhandivale as they are known in Mumbai. They make a living by collecting...

Changing fashion trends and improved purchasing power has led to the consumers purchasing clothes more than needed and discarding them much earlier. This provides a greater volume of discarded clothes available for sale as secondhand clothes. Used clothing is one of the most popular items sold in the flea markets all over the world. Norris, (2010.1...

Incontinence is a common problem but rarely spoken about. For a few, incontinence may be sudden and temporary or ongoing and long-term. Managing incontinence at home is a challenge. The type of incontinence, the severity of the problem and the underlying cause are key issues. With the purpose of understanding the measures taken by caregivers in dea...

Incontinence is a common problem but rarely spoken about. For a few, incontinence may be sudden and temporary or ongoing and long-term. Managing incontinence at home is a challenge. The type of incontinence, the severity of the problem and the underlying cause are key issues. With the purpose of understanding the measures taken by caregivers in dea...

Rising population, changing lifestyles and higher purchasing power have lead to larger volumes of disposable used clothing. The economically and socially backward migrants see redistribution of discarded clothing as an opportunity and source of income. The objective of this study was to explore the role of migrants involved in collecting and redist...

This paper is a case study of the use of alternate therapy for incontinence on the residents of home for the elderly. The objective is to estimate the extent of bladder control gained by using alternate therapy and costs of routine health care in the management of urinary incontinence, the reduced usage of adult diapers and associated problems in t...

Recycling clothing is not new in India. With higher incomes, greater purchasing power; there are larger quantities of clothing to be disposed from urban households. With an objective to study the consumer practices, awareness and attitudes towards recycling, a survey was conducted. Information gathered through questionnaire from 82 urban educated m...

Use of adult diapers is not a solution to the problem of urinary incontinence in the elderly. Persistent use of diapers leads to urinary infection and skin irritation especially in the tropical weather. Care givers bear burden of the expense of disposable diapers a burden specially the post surgery. Few Indian brands of diapers are available. The r...

Typescript (photocopy). Thesis (Ph. D.)--Iowa State College, 1930. Includes bibliographical references.