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The handloom and handicraft industry is the second largest employment industry after agriculture in rural and semi-urban India. This sector is an unorganized sector that faces major issues and challenges to exist in its operations. This sector is responsible for preserving and promoting the old Indian culture and heritage through its arts. Their lives are full of endless challenges for long. With the arrival of the pandemic, their situation became worsened. Post-pandemic also, this sector is trying to fight and beat the impacts of the pandemic and struggling for their revival. Therefore, there is a need to investigate the challenges handloom workers and handicraftsmen face. The aim of this paper is to investigate the challenges faced by the workers and artisans of the Indian handloom and handicraft industry. Also, the effects of covid-19 on the life of the workers and artisans of the Indian handloom and handicrafts industry are explored.

Keywords

Handloom and handicraft industry; Covid-19 pandemic; Challenges; Indian Handloom and handicrafts

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