{"id":4195,"date":"2020-09-13T19:15:28","date_gmt":"2020-09-13T13:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nerising.in\/?p=4195"},"modified":"2020-09-13T19:15:28","modified_gmt":"2020-09-13T13:45:28","slug":"manipur-woman-takes-weaving-to-another-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northeastrising.in\/test\/manipur-woman-takes-weaving-to-another-level\/","title":{"rendered":"Manipur woman takes weaving to another level"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\"><strong>Imphal, September 13:<\/strong> Bijayashanti Tongbram, a young woman from Thanga village in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/bishnupur.nic.in\/\">Bishnupur District<\/a><\/span><\/span> of Manipur, carved a niche for herself by coming up with a unique idea of churning yarn from a lotus stalk.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Given the popularity of Thanga, being a tourist place as it is an island on Loktak lake, Tongbram came up with the idea of generating income by tapping into the available resources like the lotus.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">She was also informed about the art of making yarn out of the lotus stalk, as it is common in Burma and Vietnam, from a family friend.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">To enhance the potentiality, she also started reading journals and watched YouTube videos to gather information and inspirations on how to proceed further.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Interestingly, she successfully produced yarn out of the lotus stalk on her first try.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The 27-year-old science graduate was also among the beneficiaries of the Manipur Start-Up Conclave 2019 where she received a grant subsidy of Rs 1.5 lakh from the government of Manipur.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The monetary aid from the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/nerising.in\/manipur-government-crisis-to-be-resolved-in-2-3-days\/\">government<\/a><\/span><\/span> enabled her to expand her venture and hire 15 unemployed women from her area.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Through the allocation of work, she has produced scarfs, neckties, masks made of lotus yarn. \u201c<strong>The material made of the lotus stalk is soft and is like silk in quality and texture,<\/strong>\u201d Tongbram said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Unfortunately, the outbreak of coronavirus has affected her work with the demand for the products dropping drastically.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Production has also reduced as many of her employees are scared to come and work during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">With the hope of taking her business to the next level, Tongbram said, \u201c<strong>I wish to expand my business by also looking at the possibility of making lotus tea.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">It may be mentioned that the Manipur government had on September 11 distributed a total subsidy amount of Rs. 525 lakh to 272 beneficiaries in Manipur Start-Up Conclave 2020.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\u201c<strong>Opportunities will be given to youths, Manipur woman, who\u2019ve returned from outside the State, leaving their jobs, to start their own business &amp; become employers instead of employees<\/strong>,\u201d Chief Minister N Biren Singh said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imphal, September 13: Bijayashanti Tongbram, a young woman from Thanga village in Bishnupur District of Manipur, carved a niche for herself by coming up with a unique idea of churning yarn from a lotus stalk. 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