By what means does hand spun khaadi provide large scale employment to weavers?
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Khaadi is a cottage industry, which can easily be set up in homes and through this woman who cannot go outside their homes can easily work. The khaadi clothes are of very good quality and are very ex-pensive. The textile industry is the second largest sector after agriculture, which provides employment to a vast population in India. The roots of the cotton textile or khaadi industry can be seen in the 18th century. The 18th century was the time when spinning and handloom weaving methods were popular in India. However, this industry faced many setbacks after industrialization, as the machine manufactured clothes became cheap. Though colonial rulers adopted various measures to sell their machine-made clothes, Indians preferred hand spun clothes.