The article claims that under the ruling government, local and traditional fabrics have been revived to further the "Indianization" of fashion, but on the other hand, instances of poor weavers still suffering amidst this revivalism are cited to imply that nothing is being done to eliminate the poverty in India. The efforts to establish national pride in the saree are labelled as part of a "political program" on the behalf of Hindu nationalists looking to fully convert India back to its Hindu roots.