Just outside Dhaka is a cluster of scenic villages, with humble bamboo huts set among lush green paddy fields. Listen closely as you approach and you will feel the entire place resonate with the ...

To mark UNESCO’s first-ever Culture and Arts Education Week, themed “Culture and Arts Education for Lasting Peace”, we are publishing a series of stories on traditions deeply rooted in Bangladesh’s ...

Apart from being the seat of culture with its poets, philosophers, musicians and textiles, what is prominent in Varanasi is the rich brocades, the soft jamdani and the versatile draw loom. The jamdani ...

Jamdani, a weaving patten, comes from the Persian word "jam", which means floral and "dani" which means a vase or a container, named after the floral patterns that are seen in Jamdani weaves. The ...

There is sheer elegance in six yards of cloth. An exhibition is showcasing a wide range of Jamdani sarees woven in Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, South India and Bangladesh. Titled Jamdani: Tradition and ...

Loomscape, a textile art exhibition, began at Shala Neighbourhood Art Space, Aloki, 211 Tejgaon in Dhaka, on Friday and ended on Saturday. Curated by Mahenaz Chowdhury and Samira Syed, this exhibition ...

Just outside Dhaka is a cluster of scenic villages, with humble bamboo huts set among lush green paddy fields. Listen closely as you approach and you will feel the entire place resonate with the ...

Ninety-five kilometers from Kolkata, West Bengal is the town of Ambika Kalna or Kalna, positioned on the western bank of the Bhagirathi. This is the place where Jyotish Debnath was born, the place ...