Abstract: Over the centuries handlooms have come to be linked with brilliance in India's creativity in fabrics. This paper seeks to examine the survival of handloom industry of India during 19th and early 20th century. It discusses why handloom industry of India which was flourishing in early 19th century faced devastating situation after coming of imported European manufactures into Indian market and how it survived this catastrophic distress.
Keywords:Keywords: Handlooms, Handloom weavers, spun yarn, textiles industry, etc.
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International Journal of Trade & Commerce (Vol: 4 Issue:1)