In most parts of rural India, a passbook is usually associated with a bank account and savings. But in some villages of Assam, there is a different kind of passbook. The entries recorded in it have nothing to do with money deposited or withdrawn. Instead, they document yarn purchased from a local yarn bank. For […] The post How yarn banks are changing the economics of weaving in rural Assam appeared first on EastMojo.
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