A weaver described mill weaving as done under a continuous gaze, with every part of the body moving. Since the 1940s, he had worked in the cotton mills of which city?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Kanpur
Option (1) Ahmedabad — Incorrect. Ahmedabad is a well-known cotton mill city of Gujarat. The weaver quoted here, Ramcharan, did not work there; he worked in Kanpur.
Option (2) Kanpur — Correct. The weaver Ramcharan had worked in the Kanpur cotton mills since the 1940s. He said weaving is done under a continuous gaze, with the eyes, neck, legs and hands all moving.
Option (3) Mumbai — Incorrect. Mumbai had many cotton mills too. Ramcharan's account, though, comes from the Kanpur mills.
Option (4) Surat — Incorrect. Surat is known for its textile trade in Gujarat. The weaver in this account spent his working life in the Kanpur cotton mills.
NCERT (2026-27): “5.4 How is work carried out … “You need energy. The eyes move, the neck, the legs and the hands, each part moves. Weaving is done under a continuous gaze - one cannot go anywhere, the focus must be on the machine. When four machines run all four must move together, they must not stop. …” |