MIGRANT DEVANGA COMMUNITY SHUTTLE LOOM

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Caption : A migrant devanga community member engaged in weaving at a traditional shuttle loom at Peruvambu in Palakkad. The Indian weaving industry employs a large section of the Indian population yet it is considered as a failing industry. Though this ancient industry is experiencing a bad phase, a large market for weaving products still exist both in the international and domestic market. The manufacturing of the weaving products makes a remarkable contribution to the national GDP and even in the exports revenue, making this industry the largest provider of rural work force after agriculture. Handloom weaving and cloth making had been prevalent in India as a traditional cottage industry in almost all states from time immemorial. Almost all the states are engaged in the production of unique varieties of traditional weaving products. The liberalization of the international trade coupled with change in the reforms of domestic economy have made affected the weaving industry of India negatively. The changing scenario of the weaving industry in the country has reflected in Kerala also. Photo: K. K. Mustafah