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Weaving a livelihood in Nagaland: Valuing skills and knowledge of rural women

Our Correspondent Kohima, Oct. 15 (EMN): Stating that town dwellers are inclined to believe that they are better than their counterparts from the rural areas, Theyiesinuo Keditsu, Assistant Professor of Kohima College, insisted on dismantling the idea that equates ‘rural’ with poverty and deprivation. She made the remark on the occasion of International Day of Rural Women on Saturday, in Kohima. The event was organised by the North East Network with Nenterprise Chizami Weaves in the form of ‘Tapestry’, an exhibition and sale of natural fibres, featuring indigenous craft communities like Li Cheh Kro Weavers Producer Company Ltd., Zapami Thebvo Weavers Collective, Meluri Cotton Producer Collective, and Khumiasu Cotton Producer Collective. ‘Urban dwellers have that mentality that villagers can do it even without basic facilities. But this is the idea that we have to dismantle- the idea that somehow equates rural with poverty and deprivation is debilitating not only to the people in rural areas but also to the people from urban areas who benefit from rural labour and knowledge,’ she said. In order to work together as rural and urban communities, it involves challenging the mindset that poverty is equated with rural existence, she added. In the meantime, she...