I had to cut the master at the side to leave some space on his assistant and the whole setting up of the loom.... :)).

The cotton textile industry ranks on the first place in Tamil Nadu in the unorganized or unregistered manufacturing employment (21%) followed by wood and beverages+tobacco (each 10%). On the unorganized level Tamil Nadu share in all India on textiles is 27%.

Handloom and textiles have a lot of government subsidies that can't be sustained in the future. Laborers have to be retrained to focus on fashion clothing and more export in order to survive.

resource: Tamil Nadu Development Report by the Planning Commission of the Government of India,
I just received this book by post from Delhi for my contribution on the cover.