Abstract :
“Every woman of Assam is a born weaver, who can compose fairly dreams in their weaves.”
This is the statement given by Mahatma Gandhi when he came to Sualkuchi and noticed the
woven fabrics. He was surprised and overwhelmed with joy and happiness by seeing the skill of
Assamese weavers, particularly the weavers of Sualkuchi.
Sualkuchi is a small census town of Assam, India, consisting of two revenue villages-
Sualkuchi and Bamundi-Sualkuchi along with the North bank of Brahmaputra near Guwahati,
spread over an area of 12 Sq KM, 4 KM from East to West and 3 KM from North to South. In
1951 census, it was regarded as very large village with a population of 7,598, which has grown
to 21, 252 in 2001. In due course, Sualkuchi has grown as Development Block with population
more than 1 lakh. The greater Sualkuchi cluster is consisted of 16 villages, viz. Sualkuchi,
Bongsar, Sanpara, Bathan, Srihati, Gandhmou, Sarulah,
