Co-operative outlet · Kolkata
Founded in 1917 with Gaganendranath Tagore as its first honorary secretary, BHIA is a non-profit that buys from and supports Bengal artisans. Its shop, now on Rashbehari Avenue after earlier sites including Camac Street, sells hand-reeled silk, Dhonekhali and Baluchari sarees and crafts.
| Type | Co-operative outlet |
|---|---|
| Home city | Kolkata |
| Area | Rashbehari Avenue |
| Founded | 1917 |
Baluchari is a figurative silk brocade from West Bengal.
Jamdani is a technique of discontinuous supplementary weft in which each motif is woven into the fabric by hand, using small spools or sticks of thread that the weaver passes through the warp only where the design requires.
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