THE IMPACT OF BOMBAY'S TEXTILE INDUSTRY ON WORK OF WOMEN FROM SUGAO VILLAGE by HEMALATA
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چکیده
The cotton textile industry in India, well established by 1879, was predominantly located in the city of Bombay. I Labour for this industry \vas primarily dra\vn from the Konkan and Deccan region of Maharashtra and this migration of workers greatly affected the lives of men and women frum these regions. Although now in decline, 3 the textile industry continues to be a major f()rce in the live~ of rural people from regions such as Satara District in the Deccan hinterland of Bombay. This is clearly reflected in the study of a representative village, here called Sugao, on the Deccan Plateau in Satara District. 4 Sugao is over 1SOkm from Bombay, a journey of more than 10 back-breaking hours on the Bombay State Transport buses (see fig. J).
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