INDUSTRIAL STUDIES

A REPORT BY_Jit Mondal

Madhu YaminiRajshree Mishra

Reshma Rifat

POTTERY

Today, pottery thrives as an art form in India, and it is slowly gaining awareness as a functional items as well.

Various platformsIndian pottery is with the Indus Valley Civilization. There

is proof of pottery being constructed in two ways, handmade and wheel-made.

. Some of the most popular forms of pottery include unglazed pottery, glazed pottery, terracotta, and paper

mache.

POTTERY IN BANGALORE  Pottery lane is an old place in

Bangalore where people have been making pottery for decades. There's always a high demand of pottery specially during festivals.

The potters make traditional clay lamps, water pots, cups, flower pots, vases, candle holders and statues of Gods. Pots of every size and shape were piled in front of their homes.

the simplicity of their live is so endearing, unlike urban, busy and complicated. Pottery town is famous with the photographers.

BASKETRY Basket weaving is the process of

weaving unspun vegetable fibres into a basket or other similar form.

Mysore district produces a large quantity of cane. The tradition for basket-making here is therefore based on the use of cane.

All over the area fine quality bamboo baskets are made which are put to various uses. The finest bamboo products are the fish traps, Whole bamboos are also used for making containers.

Tamil Nadu is famous for the Chettinad baskets.

EMBROIDERY India is among the top suppliers in

world for embroidered cloth. Demand for garments embellished with

embroideries with sequins and crystals is quite strong

Today, 60 per cent of the market is accounted for by organised players

Surat and Mumbai are the major embroidery centres in the country, and

Embroidery is preferred over prints because of eco-friendly characteristics (print use PVC).

Threads, the most important component for this sector, is easily available in the country

"It is not viable to depend on hand-made works for big orders and thus there is a need to mechanise all the hand works

BAG MAKING Bag-making business thrives in Bangalore—growing from five to 15

employees in less than a year Thirteen volunteers from Intel India set out to rewrite that scenario by

enabling a group of underserved women in Bangalore to start their own business making and selling reusable cloth bags. Intel employees can apply for grants of up to $5,000 to launch their creative volunteer initiatives.

Women abandoned by their husband are now able to live her life with

dignity and meet family’s daily needs.

JEWELLARY MAKING Modernisation and technology

advancements has resulted in more exports

Gold jewellery making is spread throughout the country with every village having a family of goldsmiths.

Diamond processing industry mainly in Gujarat.

Investment required for creating employment is quite low.

Doesn't pollute the environment, neither consume much energy.

DYEING

large dyeing industry in India Generally, the dye industry comprises of three

sub-sectors, namely, colour pigments, and intermediates are involved. Dye intermediates, petroleum products, dyes and pigments in the downstream ends are further

DyStar is a leading manufacturer of reactive dyes

Indian dye industry entirely self-produced products is dependent on the local level. India currently produces all kinds of synthetic dyes and intermediates and their strong market holds natural dyes 

FURNITURE The exceptional designs, rich, compact, and

luxurious trends and, not the least, the supreme quality. have established a reputation of Indian Furniture Industry in the nation and worldwide

Approximately a turnover of Rs 3,500 crore annually.

Indian Furniture brands, to name few are Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Furniturewala, Zuari, Yantra, Renaissance,

It is a "non organized" sector, due to India's large size and Secondly, Indian tastes have started to be more refined and Indian people are looking for more western furniture style

WEAVING one of the most promising sectors of

huge employment. considered as a failing industry. weaving

industry of India provides employment to approximately 12.5 million people

Supporting some 32 other sectors that include marketing, financial, transportation, hotels

a self-depending mechanism that includes training the young weavers, abundance of resources and capacities.

Handloom weavers who make traditional items such as saris, dhotis, bed sheets and shawls have been hit the hardest and contribute to the production.. The majority of them are low caste and extremely poor, working in small family units. More than 40 % of weavers are women. they fall prey to the extreme forms of exploitation.  

PRINTING

  Not been affected by the advent of TV

and Internet. Improving its machinery in terms of the

technology and speed. Very few Printing concerns in India are

reasonably large and are equipped with proper infrastructures and basic amenities such as printing presses and distribution networks.

As the techno hub of India Bangalore attracts a huge pool of experts from every corner of the globe who deal with the latest Packaging, Paper and Printing technologies.

The several factories and outlets located at both the prime and remote areas of the city facilitates the convenient accessibility to the advanced quality

AGARBATTI

Agarbattis” also known as “Incense Sticks” are made from aromatic plants and essential oils extracted from plants or animal sources. When lightened, they release fragrant smoke which is used in religious activities, prayers, therapeutic and aesthetic purposes.. Nearly 12 lakh people are directly or indirectly employed by the industry. 

India’s exports of Agarbattis is to around 90 countries

AGARBATTI IN BANGALORE Karnataka referred to as the Capital

of Agarbathi (Incense Sticks ) with Mysore and Bangalore being the main manufacturing centres.[

It is assumed that labour will Work for 300 days per annum, construct its own building.

Costs of machinery are based on average prices of machinery manufacturers.

The plant can be located at any suitable place keeping in view the marketing convenience, availability of power, water and skilled manpower.

There is no major pollution problem associated with this industry

Condition of people involved in agarbatti making in BangaloreAround 250,000 workers

engaged. In Ullau ,Bangalore, all the

workers are women & even involving children, belonging to either poor Muslim or Dalit households. Most of these women have taken up this profession due to their extremely miserable conditions & trapped by traditions to be confined within the house to do household chores or look after children.

Earning anywhere between Rs. 20 – Rs. 22 for every 1000 sticks

Lack of employee – employer relationship

PROBLEMS The conditions of those workers working in

licensed agarbatti manufacturing units is no better.

The problems of these workers are not confined to wages & lack of social security alone, their working conditions remain extremely dismal. Confined to dark dingy rooms without proper ventilation & lack of provision of safety gear. Women face health problems like body pain & pain in the limbs due to the repetitive nature of work, skin & dust allergy , gynaecological problems such as abdominal pain, irregular menstruation, urinary problems & white discharge

No doubt the consciousness of the workers remain low. Any attempt to demand increase in wages or social security results in either the middlemen threatening to shift the unit elsewhere

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