Guwahati: Nirmola Kalita, a weaver in Assam’s Kamrup district, sounded happy that the hand-woven ‘gamosas (traditional Assamese scarf or towel made of cotton) she and her family members have prepared may get a ‘good deal’ in this peak season of Bohag Bihu.
She believed that the recent decision by the Assam government to launch a crackdown against the power loom produced mekhela sador (Assamese traditional saree), gamosa and aronai (Bodo traditional scarf) would yield good results for many local weavers like her.
The market of Assam’s hand-woven traditional mekhela sador, gamosa and aronai has been perennially hit by machine-made ‘cheaper’ identical garments, mostly from Surat in Gujrat. Despite the efforts and announcements made by several state governments, the arrival of such garments in the Assam market remains unabated.
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