The trade of textile and spices which allured the Portuguese, Dutch and British to come to India. The political economic set up of India changed due to interventions of these trading companies. India Textile trade prospered in British period and initially the trade was in bullions. After the advent of weaving machines British developed Manchester and Lancashire as the nodal textile centre competing fevourously with India weavers.
After Government has adopted many measures to improve the conditions of the weavers but in vain. Weavers are the most sufferers and as well as biggest of earner of foreign exchange. Inspite of all these weavers became Bonsai people.
Majority of weavers in Banka and Bhagalpur district of Bihar are under BPL. Due to this they move faraway places such as Mumbai, Surat, Bhilwara, Panipat, Karnal or even to south to earn their livelihood. Handloom and powerlooms are closed due to not availability of electricity and their children are without education.
The condition of weavers in Godda, Sahibganj, Pakur of Jharkhand, and Varanasi, Chandoli, Mau, Azamgarh Districts of Uttar Pradesh are very worse. The condition of Carpet Weavers of Mirzapur, Badohi districts and adjoining areas is not better. The plight of chicken workers at Lucknow has disturbed because of negligence of the government.
This book is to take step to foster the spirit of change so that Bonsai People should grow and real India should make real progress.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR M K Singh
M.K. Singh was born at Daltonganj (Jharkhand) on 2nd August 1963. He did his graduation from Patna University and Post-graduation in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has wide and varied experience of serving in government but his keen interest and involvement in developmental issues and welfare of the common man made him relinquish his job with the government. With a burning desire to get the common people associated wit the cause of development, he initiated raising of welfare issues and mobilization of people to fight against injustices and lapses in government schemes. His focus has been on chronic problems such as Kalazar, malnutrition, drought and hunger deaths and his efforts have borne positive results with great relief to masses. Leakage in public distribution system, providing compulsory education to all, absenteeism of teachers and doctors, migration and displacement miseries, are some of the other issues which he has been canvassing against, and highlighting at various`s social and political platforms. He has been relentlessly interacting with different constitutional bodies and functionaries such as the Planning Commission, Finance Commission, Members of Parliament, the Governor and the President of India in his bid to sensitise them about major socio-economic issues of Jharkhand with specific reference to the tribal community. He has organized various seminars on issues like Tribal Rights (Forest) Bill, to promote the tribal cause. It is his constant endeavour to serve the cause of poor and weaker sections of the society in order to achieve the overall development of Jharkhand which it truly deserves.
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