Year: 2025 | Month: December | Volume 13 | Issue 2
Weaving the Future: Finding a Balance Between Modernization and Sustainability in India’s Handloom Industry
Reviewed Journal
DOI:10.30954/2454-9525.02.2025.2
Abstract:
The handloom industry in India is an integral part of rural life and culture. Still, it has difficulty staying relevant because of mechanization, globalization, and changing consumer tastes. This paper looks at the threats to the sector’s long-term health, such as competition from power looms, cheaper imports, fast fashion trends, and problems within the industry, such as low pay and limited market access. It looks at how technological changes like e-commerce, digital marketing, and financial technologies can help weavers reach more customers, rely less on middlemen, and make more money. The study also stresses the need to protect traditional weaves for future generations by documenting them, using Geographical Indications (GI) tags, and offering skill development programs. The paper suggests policy changes and industry strategies that will help keep culture alive while progressing with modernization. It does this by looking at successful case studies and best practices. The results show that the handloom sector needs integrated approaches to stay alive in the long term while still being essential to the economy and culture.
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