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The master weaver of Phulia talks about the intricacies of Jamdani
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. Post author: Promotion 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...
Meet Biren Kumar Basak, from selling sarees to winning Padma Shri © Provided by Hindustan Times Biren Kumar Basak (HT Photo ) Septuagenarian Biren Kumar Basak, who used to sell sarees going door-to-door in the 1970s with his brother in Kolkata, is one among the 102 Padma Shri awardees this year. The Padma awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year and conferred by the President at ceremonial functions held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March-April. He remembers how the two brothers would take a train to Kolkata every day and sell sarees. Basak started his career...