In September 2017, at the insistence of a local panchayat member, Sheena applied to train as a weaver under the government’s ‘A Loom at Home’ scheme, which aims to revive the handloom industry, besides encouraging women to be self-reliant.

Until two years ago, C K Sheena had never seen a handloom. She knows that’s odd since her Mangattidam panchayat is part of Kerala’s Kannur district that’s known for its traditional handloom sector. “I didn’t know what a loom looked like. That’s because I was never interested. I used to spend my time sitting in front of the TV, watching serials,” she chuckles.

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