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The weavers found the weaving profession unprofitable and switched to other professions, as a result the number of weavers in the Shantipur Handloom Industry gradually decreased. According to a survey conducted in 1940 by the Bengal's Directorate of Industries, 10,000 of the total 27,000 peoples in Shantipur were reported to be members of ...
As of 2024, more than 600 looms are involved in Garad saree weaving in Murshidabad and Birbhum districts of West Bengal. In the financial year 2018–19, Garad sarees with a value of ₹ 149.6 million (equivalent to ₹ 190 million or US$2.1 million in 2023) crore were traded.
It is produced in the Shantipur city and surrounding area of Nadia district, West Bengal. Shantipuri handloom sari (or fabrics) is famous for the novelty of designs, hand spinning method with extra weft, different color patterns and the thin finesse of the fabric. The fine Shantipuri sari is a highly demanded commodity all over the world. [1]
Baluchari Sari (Bengali: বালুচরী শাড়ি) is a type of sari, a garment worn by women in the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam and the country of Bangladesh. This particular type of sari originated in West Bengal and is known for depictions of mythological scenes on the anchal of the sari.
The state has the third highest number of handlooms and the highest number of handloom weavers in co-operative units. The department of handlooms is responsible for ensuring the sustainability of the weavers by facilitating raw materials for production, infrastructure support, marketing and sales of finished goods through Co-optex. [13] Powerloom
Tipu Sultan, the ruler of the Mysore state, sent an expert (1780-1790) to Murshidabad (Bengal) to study silk cultivation and processing, after which the silk industry in Mysore first began to grow. [5] The Nawab of Bengal was defeated in the Battle of Plassey, and later control of Bengal came under the East India Company. The company started ...
A weaver weaving a Korial Saree in Murshidabad district, West Bengal. Two ply twisted filament mulberry silk yarn is used in Korial sarees. Twisting of silk yarn is done by weavers. To prepare warp sheet, the yarn is spun onto the bobbin from the hank; some weavers use bobbin winding machines for this task while others use traditional spinning ...
The former Manjusha brand under the West Bengal Handicrafts Development Corporation was a loss bearing enterprise. [citation needed] Manjusha posted its first operational profit of Rs 3.15 crore since 1976, while Tantuja (under the West Bengal State Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society), set up in 1945, made record operational profits in 2015–16 at Rs 3.5 crore.