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Updated on: Aug 29, 2025 01:24 am IST
In India's carpet city and its twin to the south of Mirzapur, 800,000 people directly employed by carpet making units, another 1.2 mn are indirectly employed.
Aslam Mehboob, a carpet factory owner in Uttar Pradesh’s Bhadohi town, is worried about his future. The 55-year-old runs a ₹10 crore business that exports 3,000 hand-knotted carpets every year. His biggest market: the US.
Weavers give finishing touches to carpets at a unit in Uttar Pradesh’s Bhadohi. (HT PHOTO) 
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