Handloom and hues of success in Maheshwar

This school at Maheshwar in Madhya Pradesh helps aspiring master weavers polish their skills and gain cutting-edge know-how on the practices essential to succeeding in the handloom sector.
With 4.3 million people working in the handloom industry in India, the sector remains one of the biggest employers in the country. The Handloom School, an initiative of WomenWeave, an organisation based at Maheshwar in Madhya Pradesh, works towards promoting and strengthening this rich traditional source of livelihood for a large section of the population.
The school trains young weavers from across India in traditional handloom skills, along with contemporary entrepreneurship and marketing know-how to enable them to earn better livelihoods. It is a residential programme where faculty members explain concepts of design, technology and management simply to students. The course culminates in a "Certificate in Design and Enterprise Management (CDEM)" with a specialisation in handloom. The recent batch that graduated comprised weavers from Ladakh, Assam and Maheshwar.
Author: Village Square
Place: Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh
Edited by: Novita Singh
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