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While the GI tag is the cause of fury, the story of the Tangail textile and its ownership is slightly more complex. It is one about the impact of colonialism, religious conflict and forced migration.
Bengal Saree Artisan Goes From Making Rs 2.5 Per Day to Running a Rs 50 Cr Venture
Biren Kumar Basak from West Bengal remembers the days when he earned Rs 2.5 to now establishing a Rs 50-crore venture, employing 5,000 artisans. His sarees have won several awards including Padma Shri.
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As I congratulate India’s fourth-highest civilian award, the Padma Shri winner, for his exceptional contribution towards bringing global fame to the traditional art of Jamdani and Tangail sarees, a humble voice replies, ‘Thank you’. The 70-year-old weaver, Biren Kumar Basak, from West Bengal’s Phulia village is soft-spoken, and just like the Jamdani prints he weaves, he is humble and occasionally explodes with vibrancy.