This page is about weaving in India, there are hundreds of Handloom or Weaving communities in India who keeping alive the weaving legacy. Handloom has been the backbone of textile sector of the country and the fact that Indian garments are famous all over the world makes it even more pre-eminent, the weavers of India specialize in various techniques and perform these activities according to the prominence of the region.
Timeline
In India, weaving is a long-standing tradition that has been passed down through the generations. The country is known for its intricate weaves and stunning textile production. The first evidence of weaving in India dates back to the Indus Valley Civilization, which was active from 3300-1300 BCE.[1][2]
Weaving used to the part of Indian households to create clothing and fabric to use in everyday life. over the time, weaving has come to be seen as a form of art, and Indian weavers have become highly skilled at creating beautiful and intricate patterns, Weavers in India always on top-notch skills of art, it was clearly reflect on their production result.
However, tenure to British leadership has been not well for Indian weavers, policies of english government ruined the entire internal textile sector in India, from being symbols of cultural expansion to having their thumbs cut off by Englishmen, Indian weavers have endured and persisted through major.[3][4]
Communities
Here are the handloom or weaving communities of India that are keeping alive the weaving tradition, it is the tabular presentation based on region, name and meaning.[5]
| Serial
no. |
Name | Meaning | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Julaha[6] | A ball of thread | North |
| 2. | Salvi, Patiwala or Patua[7] | sal or ‘loom’ | North |
| 3. | Panika, Panka or Panikar[8] | Pata (a thick cloth made of handspun) | North and East |
| 4. | Devanga[9] | Devala (Devala Maharishi) | South |
| 5. | Padmashali[10] | padma(lotus) shali (shali) | South |
| 6. | Kani[11] | kani refers to ‘wooden bobbins’ or ‘small sticks’ | Notth |
| 7. | Balai, Balahi or Buunkar\Bunkar[12] | Derived from Hindi word "बुनाई" | North |
| 8. | Tanti[13] | Odia word ‘tanta’, which means a loom | East |
| 9. | Saliya[14] | weaver (spider) | South |
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- ^ "WEAVING IS AN ANCIENT ART". Anuradha Sowmyanarayanan. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ Chopra, Shankar Kumar, Bhuwan Kumar Jha, Kirpal Singh, S. Concise Social Sciences. Frank Brothers. ISBN 978-81-8409-844-0.
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- ^ Bhatt, Hitanshu. "Handloom Communities of India are Keeping Alive the Weaving Legacy!". www.localsamosa.com. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ Robinson, Rowena (2004-02-20). Sociology of Religion in India. SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-0-7619-9781-8.
- ^ Shah, A. M. (2012-12-06). The Structure of Indian Society: Then and Now. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-19770-3.
- ^ Sankhdher, Lalit Mohan (1974). Caste Interaction in a Village Tribe: An Anthropological Case Study of the Tribes in Dhanaura Village in Mirzapur District of Uttar Pradesh. K. B. Publications.
- ^ Swarnalatha, P. (2005). The World of the Weaver in Northern Coromandel, C.1750-c.1850. Orient Blackswan. ISBN 978-81-250-2868-0.
- ^ Ramaswamy, Vijaya (2017-07-05). Migrations in Medieval and Early Colonial India. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-55825-9.
- ^ Housego, Jenny; Mirchandani, Maya (2020-04-27). A Woven Life: Enter asset subtitle if available. Roli Books Private Limited. ISBN 978-81-942959-9-0.
- ^ Moulik, T. K. (1982). Deogarh's Profiles: Rural Development for Rural Poor. Centre for Management in Agriculture, Indian Institute of Management.
- ^ Wanchoo, I. L.; Kumar, Arun; Bhattacharjee, Tinkoo; Aggarwal, Nalini; Prakashan, Goyal Brothers (2018-04-01). Social Science Success Class 8. Goyal Brothers Prakashan. ISBN 978-93-89287-23-3.
- ^ Globalising Migration History: The Eurasian Experience (16th-21st Centuries). BRILL. 2014-03-27. ISBN 978-90-04-27136-4.