tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post8878018716621996261..comments2024-03-28T14:16:51.745+05:30Comments on Known Turf: He, who weaves.Annie Zaidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08687223598027157611noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-46887908992859956152008-10-30T23:04:00.000+05:302008-10-30T23:04:00.000+05:30NICE WORDS ANNIE,.iam a graph designer for silk sa...NICE WORDS ANNIE,.<BR/>iam a graph designer for silk saree in salem. u explain our life with heartfully. thanks for ur words.its very true. <BR/>venkatesan.<BR/>venkasem@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-27171417054600981452007-07-05T22:57:00.000+05:302007-07-05T22:57:00.000+05:30Taruna SaidHey Can we have any direct contact from...Taruna Said<BR/>Hey Can we have any direct contact from these people and try and market their stuff here in US and buy it directly from them and not the middle man.<BR/><BR/>How much do these sarees cost in general.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03308140822225745510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1749187485619456902007-05-10T13:08:00.000+05:302007-05-10T13:08:00.000+05:30A beautiful post Annie !!Makes you feel soo sad fo...A beautiful post Annie !!<BR/>Makes you feel soo sad for people....<BR/>I always thought that spending power in India has increased way too much and look here... this is the plight of workers...<BR/><BR/>SAD !!Dollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13012117528230008781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-24645280940274945902007-04-26T09:36:00.000+05:302007-04-26T09:36:00.000+05:30beautifully written as always. I'm afraid people's...beautifully written as always. <BR/><BR/>I'm afraid people's love for a good bargain exceeds their desire for the product nowadays.Anujahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01509431759596451596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-53483670947249224392007-04-23T14:33:00.000+05:302007-04-23T14:33:00.000+05:30yes... as a county we love haggling and human labo...yes... as a county we love haggling and human labour just doesnt get what it deserves. but in the banarsi saree or handicraft case, the problem is that unless you pick it up from the artisans themselves, you cannot ensure that they get what they deserve. greedy shopkeepers sell them at a premium and you might pay the asking price, but they will not send the artisan a few bucks extra. oh no. that the mad mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535453643548976883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-55401563586014445852007-04-18T23:15:00.000+05:302007-04-18T23:15:00.000+05:30prufrock: i'm glad some effort is being made. i do...prufrock: i'm glad some effort is being made. i do think that it would make a huge difference if people could only see these things being made. perhaps in special handicraft haats in cities, or a corner in big markets. even in dilli haat, you rarely watch the stuff being made and i think that how much people are willing to pay would be influenced by what they see - the skill, the patience, the Annie Zaidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08687223598027157611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-80163150422786444442007-04-17T11:01:00.000+05:302007-04-17T11:01:00.000+05:30I've begun to wonder if our inability to judge the...<I>I've begun to wonder if our inability to judge the true value for things has something to do with the fact that we don't have a clue about how they're made.</I><BR/><BR/>Beautiful. Political without being shrill. Introspective without navel gazing.<BR/><BR/>AmitabhaAmitabhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09342604891643593133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-9495806334076522502007-04-14T18:05:00.000+05:302007-04-14T18:05:00.000+05:30Indeed, this is not just limited to skilled artisa...Indeed, this is not just limited to skilled artisans. Laborers everywhere are being exploited,and this is but one example.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for this well-written piece of insight.Vidyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12845172166314482892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-16015989790764986142007-04-11T15:33:00.000+05:302007-04-11T15:33:00.000+05:30You're on my blogroll this moment on!You're on my blogroll this moment on!Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04279878087585603554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-27611220425712936142007-04-11T15:25:00.000+05:302007-04-11T15:25:00.000+05:30Why just handicrafts? We don't value human labour ...Why just handicrafts? We don't value human labour enough anywhere else either. We haggle with cycle rickshaw pullers and the bais who comes to work in our homes. I see people in my office haggling for two rupees with the canteenwallah. And we pride ourselves for having haggled well!<BR/><BR/>And yes, I worry about all dying handicrafts in our country, not just Benarasi silk. I think I see a cue Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04279878087585603554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-9111266656985523332007-04-11T14:26:00.000+05:302007-04-11T14:26:00.000+05:30been thinking myself a lot about the true prices o...been thinking myself a lot about the true prices of things lately. You gave me another prespective. <BR/>Thanks.questionairrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05951529891092309699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-51736594391200465142007-04-10T11:26:00.000+05:302007-04-10T11:26:00.000+05:30It's my job to ensure that artisans survive and th...It's my job to ensure that artisans survive and thrive. <BR/><BR/>This country just does not value 'hand-crafted' highly enough. And when the goods are exported to countries where 'hand-crafted' IS a big deal, the middlemen make the money. That's where we're trying to bridge the gap.J. Alfred Prufrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16446127543417759542noreply@blogger.com