3 August 2026
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Who Really Benefits from India’s Handloom Exports?
In a narrow lane of Varanasi’s Nati Imli neighbourhood, a weaver spends several days at the loom finishing a Banarasi silk saree. The silk, the zari thread, and the labour together cost him around Rs 3,000, and when the finished piece is sold to the trader who commissioned it, his profit comes to roughly Rs…