When we talk about Indian Independence, The Khadi revolution marks a pioneering event in terms of freedom, empowerment, and equality. The Khadi revolution embraced the concept of discarding machine-made textiles and creating them at home.

This movement uplifted the concept of hand-woven or self-created textiles among many communities in India. This further led to the development of textiles inspired by the cultural and social environments to which communities belong and provided them with identity in terms of craftsmanship and creativity. One such community is the Sualkuchi community, which used the fibre to become their identity. Therefore, with commercialization and globalisation, they have ushered their identity to such heights that it has given Sualkuchi (Assam) the national identity of being called "the Manchester of the East".

This visual ethnographic study is an attempt to understand the socio-economic influence and struggle of the Sualkuchi community to keep pace with current trends and their traditional essence. This study talks about the complications of surviving and competing in the modern machinery world.