handloom weaving
The warm homespun blanket of Gaddi tribe is going cold
The small Gaddi tribe’s tradition of handloom weaving is slowly disappearing from Himachal Pradesh as fewer people are interested in the laborious process.
Weaving a way out of destitution
Weaving indigenous handloom clothes offers destitute women and those who have been trafficked a safe and stable livelihood in the hills of Darjeeling.
Women weave plastic waste into utilitarian products
Traditionally adept at weaving, women around Kaziranga weave products with threads made from plastic bags, and cotton thread, to reduce plastic pollution and earn a livelihood