PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH LOCAL ARTISANS INVOLVED IN CANE AND BAMBOO CRAFT IN DIBRUGARH DISTRICT OF ASSAM

The local artisan has played an active role in the promoting of their lives in a rural area. The application of indigenous knowledge has been acting as an alternative way of development of poor in rural communities in every part of the nation. Assam has a name for itself in the field of cane and bamboo crafts. The artisans could produce different wonderful objects of craft from simple materials. This sector of Assam economy directly or indirectly provides employment to people in the rural area of the state. Indigenous artisans involved in cane and bamboo craft based on local informal knowledge has been practiced for many years and play a vital role in meeting their day to day need. However, these artisans' community faces various problems and need intervention to improve their quality of life. This research paper based on primary data and finds out various problems faced by the local artisans involved in cane and bamboo craft in the rural area of Assam with a special reference to Dibrugarh district and also trying to suggest a number of measures to alleviate the problems.