Author:

Dr. Anasua Bagchi
Assistant Professor
Domkal Girls’ College
Mrshidabad,West Bengal ,India

Email: ana.bagchi@gmail.com

Abstract::Abstract:Bidi is a famous and cheap smoking product. The Bidi industry in India is predominantly an
unorganized sector. As with many other types of smoking, Bidis increase the risk of certain kinds of
cancers, heart disease and lung disease. Murshidabad, became the ‘Bidi Hub’ of the state. Jobless
men and women gradually depend on this industry. Poor women start rolling Bidis when they are very
young and start this work as a part of their game. Women Bidi workers do not get any chance to
register themselves, nor do they get full wages. But their lives involved with this work, in this article,
the Bidi manufacturing industry of Murshidabad and the life of women workers involved in this
industry are highlighted in some detail.

Key Words::Bidi industry, Cultivation, Heath, Smoking, Women, Workers etc.