The life struggle of handloom weavers: A case study in Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh

Abstract

India has great heritage in handloom sector. Handloom weaving is much popular and decentralized, traditional and skill-oriented activity in India. It is cottage industry and spread every nook and corner of the country and occupied everywhere both in rural and urban areas. After agriculture, the handloom industry provides significant proportion of livelihoods to majority of its people. The scope of employment is heavy, nearly 43.31 lakh people are engaged directly or indirectly by this industry. The present study is based on the primary data collected from handloom weavers in Krishna district, where majority of handloom weavers are located. The human resource generation is very high in handloom sector as well as the choosing this occupation also by heredity or profession by parents only. This study aims at to explore the Struggles of Handloom weavers as well as to suggest appropriate measures to crack the problems and uplift their life.