WEAVING WOMEN CONDITION DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Author Name: Dulumoni Nath
Volume: 01 & Issue:
Country: India
DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: http://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/10.2020-34439519/
Affiliation:
- Assistant Professor, Dakshin kamrup college, Mirza
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this paper is to delimitate involvement of women in handloom industry in Assam, India and its impact on their socio economic life. During the pandemic Covid-19 period weaving women‘s condition is going to very bad. The weaving industry constitutes a timeless facet of the rich cultural heritage of Assam. Highest proportion of weavers in India can be seen in Assam and around 99 percent of them are women. We can see in almost every assamese family have at least one weaving women and some place we find weaving men also. Any specific area of Assam famous for handloom; for example: Sualkushi. That industry has been badly affected during Covid-19 situations. The analysis clearly shows that such as income and livelihood positively correlate with involvement of women in weaving.
Key words: Handloom, involvement, women, condition, Covid-19.
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