Amazon India launches Weavesmart on its marketplaceAmazon India intends to help these associated weavers reach millions of customers across India and in turn help in empowering them and help...
Ghee in coffee, Chandrika soap as shaving cream: How unconventional usage helping Indian brands push sales abroadAmericans and Europeans are now putting traditional Indian foods and beauty products to unconventional use.
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...
Amazon plans to make Tantuja a global brandTantuja is owned by West Bengal State Handloom Weavers' Co-operative Society Ltd. Amazon will take Tantuja to the US, after the brand recei...
Presidency Jail to produce Abhishek Dutta's designer clotheslineJointly funded by the state government, the collection from the jail would consist of bandhgalas, pants, kurtis, and other patterns that wo...
Now get ready for an alternative to Benarasi sarees"The sarees that we will manufacture will be modern and gorgeous. The elegant look, stunning hand-made designs, colours would beat its comp...
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...
Bengal’s Tantuja sarees now available on AmazonStarting with a nominal profit of Rs 25 lakh in 2013-14 after a gap of 40 years it went on to make an operational profit of Rs. 2.5 crore i...
Tantuja bags national awardThe award of Rs 1.5 lakh will be given in Varanasi on the occasion of National Handloom Day on August 7, 2016.
West Bengal State Handloom Weavers Co-operative Society to sell sarees onlineOne can now buy famous jamdani, tangail, handloom and silk printed sarees from the state-owned Tantuja with a click of a mouse or using sma...
West Bengal government offers Rs 120 crore compensation to flood affected Bengal tant weaversAfter the recent floods in West Bengal, the state government has reached out to help the weaver’s fraternity in the area.
Popularity of the Mamata sari fading as low returns keep the next generation away“With youngsters not willing to learn the art, in the next five years we can foresee closing down Dhaniakhali productions all together,” sa...
Mamata Banerjee turns a saree designer to weave poll magicMamata saree - that's the latest buzz among weavers of Bengal. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee is all set to become a designer.
Mamata Banerjee is playing the branding gameIt cannot be denied that like Modi, she too has a signature style when it comes to her Bengal cotton sarees.
First Biswa Bangla store by Dec at Kolkata airportBiswa Bangla brand stores would house all handicraft products under a single roof to offer a choice rather continuing with single product s...
- WB assembly: Five Congress ministers to take oath
The Congress high command handed over a letter to the chief minister Mamata Banerjee informing her about the names of party MLAs who will b...
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