TO STUDY THE SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS OF THE EMPLOYEES IN COTTAGE HAND PRINT INDUSTRIES OF SANGANER, RAJASTHAN

Textile printing is the process of applying colour to the fabric in definite patterns or designs<br>.Besides wooden blocks, stencil rollers or silk screens can be used to place the colours on the fabric<br>Wooden block printing is a technique for printing patterns on fabric This printing is capable of yielding<br>highly artistic results ,some of which are unobtainable by any other method .<br>Rajasthan is famous for hand block printing .The beauty of block printing is heavily reliant on<br>water sources thus the commercial activities spurge near water resources like Sanganer,Bagru Akola ,<br>Barmer etc Sangener a small village situated approximately 16 km from Jaipur ,the capital of Rajasthan<br>.This village in Rajasthan basts of the chhipa caste engaging in block printing .This stable tradition is still<br>very much in fashion ,despite of accessibility in modern techniques like screen printing .The chhipas<br>hand over their craft skills down the generations from parent to child ,the expertise remains within the<br>family .