Weaving is not a gender specific work but traditionally it is practiced and performed mostly by the women. Governments of Bodoland Territorial Region, Assam and Central Govt. of India through several schemes have extended their services in encouraging handloom items. For a comprehensive...

"This book explains the social embeddedness of handloom weaving technologies in Begampur region and shows how some of the prime sources of disjuncture and juxtapositions have been making an impact on the lives of handloom weavers of this region."