BEHIND CLOSED DOORS NILA
Feb 22, 2022
3 minutes
Words Miriam Methuen-Jones
After agriculture, craft is the biggest source of employment in India – and yet India’s hand industries are in crisis. One major factor in this is the decline in indigo production. Historically a very sustainable crop grown widely across the country, its cultivation enriched the soil and provided work through the production of beautiful, natural dyes. The shift towards synthetic replacements has had a devastating impact on rural communities.
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