Carpets

Varanasi, Bhadohi, Mirzapur and Moradabad are patently identified with the production and export of handloom, carpets and brassware, respectively

While Obeetee operates at the high-end, Chatterjee believes that there will be opportunities for players across the segments

Among the top-selling UP products are leather goods, carpets, hand woven textiles, brassware, glassware, sports goods, etc

An industry, unravelling: Work is demanding, pay just enough

Most units running at 20-15% capacity, many are facing payment issues for orders already executed

The labour cost works out to around 60 per cent of the product cost in hand crafted carpets as compared to 15-20 per cent in machine made products

There's a plethora of choices, with prices starting from a few thousands, going up to a lakh and more; be choosy and discering when you buy, as it is something you'll own for a very long time