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Saree Jahan Se Acchha: President Droupadi Murmu can be the new flag bearer for India’s handloom heritageIndira Gandhi's saree choices also set off trends like silk Baluchari prints, a very 1970s innovation at a time when interest in the woven ...31 Jul, 2022, 12.28 AM IST- A town in Bengal looks glumly at Afghanistan's worsening situationWith trade between India and Afghanistan coming to a halt following the Taliban takeover, the turban weavers and sellers are staring at a l...22 Aug, 2021, 10.42 AM IST
- Social enterprises looking at innovative ways to revive handloom sector post-lockdownThe fear of the unknown is the lived reality of the handloom industry in India. Handloom is the second largest employment provider in the c...09 Aug, 2020, 12.38 PM IST
- Bengal plans Muslin Tourism Circuit in Burdwan, Murshidabad"We are planning to do it after Durga Pujas," chairman of the West Bengal Khadi and Village Industries Board (WBKVIB) Gouri Sankar Dutta to...18 Sep, 2017, 10.57 AM IST
- Group of ministers to decide fate of Air India's huge art collectionThe inventory of the thousands of artefacts, comprising works by stalwarts such as M F Husain, SH Raza, VS Gaitonde is still underway.09 Jul, 2017, 12.12 PM IST
- From Audrey Hepburn’s shoes to a Tagore family heirloom, iconic artefacts from Google’s Art and Culture projectYou can virtually tour museums from across the world.13 Jun, 2017, 12.40 PM IST
- Traditional textiles get a push in states' brand-building bidWith hefty budgetary allocations for the promotion of traditional textiles, states like WB, Manipur, Assam, Telangana and MP are concentrat...27 Apr, 2017, 04.28 PM IST
- Bengal to launch brand baluchari to revive dying artBengal is trying to make the silk a high fashion fabric that would not just save Baluchari from becoming extinct but also get the silk weav...20 Apr, 2017, 01.41 PM IST
- Now back in profit, Tantuja gears up to give the brand a faceliftThe brand revival plans include expanding the product range, adding more outlets, going for online ventures and a working out marketing str...19 Sep, 2016, 03.07 PM IST
- Mamata Banerjee gifts Bible bound in Baluchari silk to Pope Francis"Sr Prema & Kolkata Archbishop met @MamataOfficial today. This Bible bound in Baluchuri to b handed over to @Pontifex," Banerjee tweeted.04 Sep, 2016, 10.57 PM IST
- West Bengal Khadi and Village Industries Board joins hands with Italian Government for Rome and Milan exhibitionMamata Banerjee through her initiatives like Biswa Bangla and Club Muslin has tried to promote indigenous textiles and crafts of the state.26 Aug, 2016, 04.08 PM IST
- West Bengal Khadi Board join hands with Italy to exhibit some iconic traditional handloomThe formalities for holding the exhibition were completed recently after the Italian consul-general in Kolkata met the chairman of the Khad...26 Aug, 2016, 03.36 PM IST
- West Bengal handicrafts group to launch maiden online store for Baluchari sareesBuyers can not only buy Baluchari sarees directly, they can give their design to the weavers and thus customise the product.14 Jun, 2016, 02.33 PM IST
- West Bengal's town of Bishnupur, famous for terracotta temples to become the state's first heritage cityFamous for its medieval terracotta temples and glorious past, Bishnupur in West Bengal is now being planned as the state's first heritage c...20 May, 2015, 11.04 AM IST
- Garden Vareli’s Praful and Shilpa Shah set to tell a 17th century story through a silk exhibitionThe original sari people and owners of Garden Vareli, Praful and Shilpa Shah,took on the task of depicting a special period of Indian histo...10 Dec, 2014, 01.16 PM IST
- 32 newly elected under-35 MPs & what they intend to do for their constituenciesET Magazine profiles this youth brigade of winners to see how they got here and what they intend to do for their constituencies. Read on25 May, 2014, 11.54 AM IST
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