Handloom workers’ woes loom large in saree hub Santipur

Handloom workers’ woes loom large in saree hub Santipur

“Who will buy the sarees I make,” is a question that Haridas Basak (87) repeatedly asks as he works in a dimly lit room with a tin roof and no fan. Lockdown has been difficult on his family which comprises his wife, two sons, their wives and four children. All of them help out with … Read more