Bhubaneswar, Oct. 11 -- Traditional textile-making is emerging as a source of livelihood for tribal women in Odisha's Koraput region, where an initiative is training artisans and targeting a network of 1,000 people by linking indigenous weaving skills with sustainable livelihoods and wider markets.
Folkweave, founded in 2023 and registered as a startup in June 2024, trains tribal women in traditional weaving, natural dyeing and indigenous designs while adapting age-old techniques to contemporary preferences.
Gangei Chalan of Boipariguda, who trained under Folkweave director Dr K. Anuradha, is now teaching these skills to other tribal girls. Another woman who moved to Malkangiri after marriage has continued weaving, helping sustain the cra...