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West Bengal’s Begampuri Cotton

Published: 15 August 2024
West Bengal’s Begampuri Cotton

Not very far from Kolkata in Hooghly district lies the village of Begampur not yet very well known for its synonymously named saree, woven in soft cotton. There was a time when walking through the narrow lanes and bylanes of the village one could hear the thuk-phat of the pit looms and frame looms. Not any more.

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