The village organization Synjuklang is a non-profit organisation that works for the betterment located in Tangmang village, Pynursla block.
Training in handicrafts has started to transform the lives of the villagers, with many taking up such craft work in the last few years.
Pascalina Khongwir, secretary of Synjuklang, said that in 2019, Dameris Khongwet, a master from their village taught them how to weave floor mats and conical baskets.
Since then, villagers started marketing their products at occasions like Women’s Day and their items have been taken to different parts of the state and the country. She added their work has been recognised by people who are interested in handicraft and as well as by the state government.
After the training received in mat weaving, now the organisation’s members make table mats, different kinds of baskets, a variety of handbags and have also begun crafting bamboo earrings and other products.
Different types of bamboo are used and it usually depends on the node; to make mats they use bamboo known as ‘nai’, which have a long internal node, she added.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Tangmang often faced a great difficulty in supplying the products due to certain restrictions on movement and curfews imposed by the government.
Apart from handicrafts, people in Tangmang are traditionally farmers who cultivate broom, betel nut and leaf, while others also earn money through the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).
