Professor Sucheta Sen Choudhary from Jharkhand said that at the international level, women are becoming used as labourers in the companies and in agriculture works, they are being employed but they are not used in creative and leadership works.
Head of Department of Centre for Indigenous Culture Studies in Jharkhand’s Central University Choudhary was speaking at the two-day programme on international woman day here at Barkatullah University campus on Tuesday.
She said that the women working in the field of handicrafts are not aware that their crafts made by them are sold by multinational companies at the national and international market and due to which they are not getting direct benefit of the products. Several schemes have been run by the government to encourage the handicraft industry but in the lack of information the artisan are benefitting.
On the occasion, Head of Department of Women’s Studies Professor Asha Shukla and chief guest former Vice Chancellor of Barkatullah University IS Chouhan and vice chancellor of Barkatullah University MD Tiwari were present.
Chouhan said that tribals have major contribution in the handicrafts and proper planning would require for maneuvering the talent which would help in establishing their art at international level. Providing accurate livelihood does not mean to provide for an individual but for the whole tribal community and work should be done which should benefit them.
Several seminars and conventions have been held but with the efforts of Professor Asha Shukla several important works have been done. Women working in the field of handicraft have contributed a lot. Efforts to provide training in villages which could help in making social and financial conditions better, said Vice Chancellor MD Tiwari.