Handloom is a traditional industry, expressing a way of cultured life, a means of livelihood, exposing to the world the artistic grandeur and excellence of imaginative craftsmanship of the Indian weaver is an acknowledged fact. That this industry, the second largest employment provider should not be allowed to die but should be put on healthy track is also an accepted economic goal. "By the intelligence, industry, initiative and drive of the weavers, we are producing the finest cloth which had stood the test of time and it became an exportable commodity. We should not allow the industry to...