Our goals are; to reveal the true history of the fabric and its connection with our land
and culture; to inspire its revival by researching and implementing the age old processes; to bring recognition to the ‘lost heroes’ i.e. the artesans, who have retained
the tradition.
Gossypium Arboreum Var. Neglecta (phuti karpas) was the unique cotton plant,
short stapled and red stemmed, that flourished on the banks of the river Meghna from which muslin’s high-count, fine yarn was woven.
It was one-of-a-kind festival, with a cultural show, (held at the residence of Dhaka’s Nawab’s, Ahsan Manzil) and an exhibition, along with a book launch, a seminar and a tour of muslin
producing areas.
On the 8th February, 2016, a group of textile experts including Rosemary Crill and Sonia Ashmore,
(both researchers from the V & A Museum, UK) were taken on a day long tour of
muslin’s historic areas.
From 5th February 2016, a month-long exhibition, arranged by Drik-Bengal Muslin and attended by over 100,000 visitors, was held at the Bangladesh National Museum.
