However, not everything is hunky dory for the weavers of India. In several parts of the country, weavers, owing to the lack of revenue generation, often take to different employment methods to make the ends meet. Many weavers cannot afford to have the space and money to fix the handloom machines at their homes, so they depend on the master weaver, who has more than 30 manual handloom machines. (Photo | S. Senbagapandiyan/ EPS)