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HANDLOOM INDUSTRY IN ASSAM: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
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Author(s):
DR. ADIT CHANDRA DEKA
Vol - 14, Issue- 10 ,
Page(s) : 103 - 108
(2023 )
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/IRJMST
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Abstract
Handloom or Weaving in Assam is as old as human civilization itself and the art of weaving are being passed from one generation to the next. The existence of high-quality weaving skill and production of fine textiles is well documented in great epics like Mahabharata and ancient treatise like Arthashastra1of Kautilya, Chinese traveler Hiuen Tsang also gives rich description of existence of high-quality weaving products and their general liking of the Royal family and the nobility.
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