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Govt policies bring fabled Benarasi sari hub to its knees
May 30, 2024
THE PM'S CONSTITUENCY: If you wish to hear what a death rattle sounds like, come to the loom labyrinth of Pilikothi in Varanasi. Seven out of 10 looms -- both hand and power-driven -- have become cold iron carcasses; the rest work no more than a few hours a day and produce way below capacity.
Read Sankarshan Thakur's report
here.
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