Occupational Change among Weavers : A Sociological Study District Ludhiana (Punjab)

Abstract

Abstract The present study tries to understand weavers` changing occupational and socio-economic conditions. in this research study, I examined the occupational dynamics of Punjabi weavers in depth. The primary goal of this research is to shed light on the shift in weavers ‘traditional occupation of hand weaving khadi. Looking back, the profession of weavers was very well supported. Everyone from the smallest to the largest jagirdar used to buy their clothes from the weavers, and in exchange for their labour, they were given grains or other household necessities. People, in addition to weaving cloth for the people. The weavers passed down their craft from generation to generation. The primary goal of my research is to examine the transformation of the weaving profession. to learn about and understand the reasons for the change in the profession of weavers. It also attempts to observe social change among them through occupation diversification and the use of modern technology in traditional occupations to help them develop as small entrepreneurs. This study also examined how far development programmes and better economic opportunities provided by other occupations have increased. With these considerations in mind, the following paper is presented.