Lackluster Diwali for Surat's diamond workers

With a 70 per cent cut in production, and 20,000 people rendered jobless, the industry is staring at a lacklustre Diwali this year.The diamond worker is now scouting for other means of livelihood, embroidery being one of them. Katargam houses several diamond polishing units, big and small. Several of the shabby, ill-ventilated buildings housed more than 1,000 workers on average during the good times....Read More