"Hello, my name is Shamsher Alam. I born and raised in the Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh. My father had been a carpet weaver but I never got the opportunity to learn his techniques for he passed away when I was barely seven or eight years old. Not long after my father died, I had to quit school because my mother couldn't afford my school fees. I was left with no option but to learn how to survive.

"I decided to learn the art of weaving dhurries and I underwent an intensive training period which lasted 18 months. I started weaving and even began to sell my products locally. People appreciated my work, and slowly but surely demand ...

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