30, March 2025

Sualkuchi Handlooms: Tradition, Challenges, and the Future

VOLUME-11; ISSUE-3; MAR-2025

Author(s): 1. Jyoti Jha 2. Sarmistha Rani Baruah

Authors Affiliations:

1M.Phil Scholar, Department of Economics,  Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University

2Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Allied Sciences

Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University, Assam, India

Email – 1 jyotighy3@gmail.com ,   2baruahsarmistha1@gmail.com

DOIs:10.2015/IJIRMF/202503025     |     Paper ID: IJIRMF202503025


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 The Sualkuchi handloom industry, well-known for the production of traditional fabrics like mekhela chador and gamosa. This represents an important aspect of cultural and economic identity of the State of Assam. However, the industry faces significant challenges due to low wages, inadequate governmental support, limited availability of raw materials, limited product and design diversification, and competition from similar low cost products in the market. This study, based on primary data from weavers and loom owners, highlights these issues and assesses the industry's long-term viability. The findings recommend that without substantial intervention particularly in areas such as marketing, financial support, and product and design diversification, the Sualkuchi handloom industry may struggle to survive in a rapidly globalizing world

Sustainability, handloom industry, weaving, product diversification.

Jyoti Jha, Sarmistha Rani Baruah(2025);  Sualkuchi Handlooms: Tradition, Challenges, and the future, International Journal for Innovative Research in Multidisciplinary Field, ISSN(O): 2455-0620, Vol-11, Issue-3, Pp.155-161.         Available on –   https://www.ijirmf.com/

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