My experience of seeing pieces of Dhaka muslin in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London was a conflicted one. A part of me ...

Sadly, not a single company from India is in the same league. That’s because India’s crafts, from Kerala’s wood carvings to ...

A Shared Legacy exhibition, moments from Bengal’s past unfold, revealing new insights into the interwoven history of textiles ...

From the seals of the Indus Valley, to the Gandhara school of art, to the shore temples of Mahabalipuram, to the Sanchi Stupa, to the Dhaka Muslin, to the Mughal Miniatures, to the mountain forts ...

Chikankari, a handiwork from Awadh, was also practised in Bengal on muslin and motifs typical of Benaras were woven in Mirpur, near Dhaka. Fabrics, swatches, Indo-Portugese embroideries, haji rumals, ...