1st Edition
Climate Change and the Creative Economy in India Disadvantaged, Disturbed and Dislocated Indian Weavers
By Pragya Sharma
Copyright 2025
118 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
118 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
118 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Weaving has been a significant aspect of India’s cultural and economic history. Climate change is increasingly affecting crucial relationships within the weaver communities. This book explores the dialectical relationship between the craft of weaving and the changing climate.
Exploring questions of how climate variabilities are affecting local geographies and weaving ecosystems, the book... Read more
1. Introduction 2. The Indian Weaver through History 3. Migration and the Indian Weaver 4. Women, Weaving and Climate Change 5. Loom (ing) Hierarchies in Nadia 6. Weaving Indigenous Wisdom in Kutch 7. The Kasavu Textiles of Kuthampully Handloom Village 8. Afterword
Biography
Pragya Sharma is a Doctoral Researcher in History of Design at the University of Brighton, UK.
