What's in a name? For Tangail weavers, a history of a brutally divided land, its people and identity | Kolkata News

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.

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