Diary

Nayara Bano, Age 35 Years

Is a mother of four and has been engaged in this work since she was a child. Both she and her husband are engaged in weaving to run the household expenses. With gradual dwindling of weaving as a profession, men…

Mohd Irfan Ahmed, Age 60 Years

Mohd Irfan is a fourth generation weaver, working since he was 15 years old . “Choubees ghante fikar rehti hai iski. Fayda nahi hai”. (We are always worried anout our earning). The payment is less and erratic. So the younger generation…

Hafiz Anwar- Age 45 Years

“Jabse hosh sambhala hai, tabse kargha ka kaam kar raha hoon,” (Ever since i remember, I have been working on the handloom) says Hafiz Anwar who is a third generation weaver in the village of Baragaon. His grandfather migrated here from…