Household Morphology Of Varanasi Weavers

Abstract

Morphology is a focal area of significance because it is the morphology on which the built architecture, arrangement, structure and foundation is framed. Household morphology of weavers has multiple uses. There is a functional classification of multiple floors of the weaver's house. As we go up from the ground floor to first floor and terrace, the kind of activity being performed on each floors also keep changes. Such type of classification is not new, weavers house have such type of classification when their grandfather has started the profession of weaving. Research has been underway to identify the basis of change in different kinds of activities on different floors. In this respect, indigenous knowledge of the people have been examined for any kind of future changes in the morphology of their house. With the main objective of identifying multiple morphologies of handloom weavers and analyse the dynamics of different activities in Varanasi the study has been undertaken. My study is based on normative and historical method. For the generation of data both secondary data as well as primary survey have been used. To analyse the multiple morphology of Varanasi weavers, qualitative and quantitative techniques have also been used to get the desired effect. Varanasi Weaving industry align towards several Sustainable Development Goals which is set by United Nations like women empowerment, eradication of poverty, hunger, employment generation comprehensive growth, preservation of flora and fauna because Varanasi weaving industry is eco-friendly and use organic colour for colouring of sarees, which never cause any threat like other polluting industry of Varanasi. Based on the different literary works and observation a household primary survey was conducted in February 2017, in Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh. Different inference has been drawn from the primary survey. For the preparation and digitization of Varanasi map, Arc GIS software has been used. It was noted that certain activities like weaving can only be done on the ground floor because the kind of floor required for the fitting of handloom is only possible on the ground floor of the house than any other floors.