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Livelihood Challenges of the Muga Silk Saree Weaving Community: A Case Study of Sualkuchi, Assam (India)
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Jamal, Shahid
, Baber Ali, Mohammed
, Moin, Khusro
, Shree, Karuna
in
Case studies
/ COVID-19
/ Home based businesses
/ Livelihood
/ Saris
/ Silk
/ Weaving
2025
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Livelihood Challenges of the Muga Silk Saree Weaving Community: A Case Study of Sualkuchi, Assam (India)
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Jamal, Shahid
, Baber Ali, Mohammed
, Moin, Khusro
, Shree, Karuna
in
Case studies
/ COVID-19
/ Home based businesses
/ Livelihood
/ Saris
/ Silk
/ Weaving
2025
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Livelihood Challenges of the Muga Silk Saree Weaving Community: A Case Study of Sualkuchi, Assam (India)
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Livelihood Challenges of the Muga Silk Saree Weaving Community: A Case Study of Sualkuchi, Assam (India)
2025
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Overview
Muga silk, known as the golden thread, has been reared from a peculiar type of silkworm called muga since time immemorial. The silk is widely grown in Sualkuchi, renowned as Manchester of Assam, as a large population is engaged in handloom industry there. The antique, and mesmerising muga products like mekhela chadar, and saree have occupied the hearts of people from all walks of life as these products carry unique characteristics. Sualkuchi silk is a symbol of the fact that centuries change, eras change, but faith remains eternal. However, the cottage industry faces headwinds from global spillovers in protracted, and intensifying COVID-19 due to informal nature of the industry. Increased temperature, and humidity are one of the major threats to the muga silkworm in the coming decades. The development of the weaving community is the future, not the past; its solution is self-reliance. La seda Muga, conocida como el hilo dorado, se ha extraído desde tiempos inmemoriales de un peculiar gusano de seda llamado muga. Se cultiva en gran medida en Sualkuchi, conocido como el Manchester de Assam en India, donde una gran parte de la población tejedora se dedica al sector de los telares. Los antiquísimos y maravillosos productos de muga, como los mekhela chadar o los saris, tienen un lugar en los corazones de la gente en distintos ámbitos de la vida, ya que los productos de seda muga cuentan con unas características únicas. La seda muga de Sualkuchi representa que, pese a los cambios a través de siglos y épocas, la fe permanece eterna. Sin embargo, la industria artesanal de Assam en India se enfrenta a retos globales, así como los efectos prolongados e intensificados de la COVID-19 debido al carácter informal de la industria de la seda muga. La subida de las temperaturas y la humedad son las mayores amenazas a las que se enfrentarán los gusanos de seda muga en el futuro debido al cambio climático y a alteraciones humanas en el medio ambiente. Le evolución de la comunidad tejedora de saris de seda muga de Sualkuchi es el futuro, no el pasado; su solución es la autosuficiencia. La historia cultural y patrimonial de los saris de seda muga de Assam debe ser restaurada a través de todos los medios posibles; de lo contrario, todo estará en riesgo en Sualkuchi.
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Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Servei de Publicacions
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