“Restore the spinning wheel to its place and you will solve the problem of poverty” – Gandhi The Mysore Silk Saree industry has been hit particularly hard by the Covid-19 global pandemic, restrictions, and lockdowns. Few people these days are purchasing 20-30 sarees at a time! Because of the pandemic, wedding-culture has quickly and drastically […]
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Many age-old industries in Mysore – particularly handicrafts – are suffering due to the pandemic. Tourists are no longer thronging the Sayajji-Rao Road during Dasara looking for souvenirs. There is no more JSS Urban Haat or Sahara Arts and Crafts shopping exhibitions. The global supply-chains have been disrupted, so handicraft exports have suffered. A big
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