‘The best quality of textile that the world has so far seen … the finest that mankind have ever been able to weave’.
– Dr. Sharifuddin Ahmed, Professor of History, NSU, Bangladesh.
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Muslin. Our Story being launched at the Muslin Festival
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Muslin. Our Story being launched at the Muslin Festival
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The author with distinguished guests
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Shahidul Alam introducing, Muslin. Our Story
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Shahidul Alam introducing, Muslin. Our Story
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Shahidul Alam introducing, Muslin. Our Story
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Muslin. Our Story, launched at the Muslin Festival
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First prints of the book emerging from the draft run
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Exclusive members' reading room for books printed by Artron
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Busy shop floor at Artron, the printers in Shenzhen, China
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Blank paper is fed into the print machine for draft copy of book
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Wall to wall display of books printed by Artron cover three storeys at their office
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Shahidul looks on while the book Muslin. Our Story is composed
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Desk covered with items used to choose the book layout and cover
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Busy shop floor at Artron, the printers in Shenzhen, China
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Artron, printers of Muslin. Our Story, showcase the books produced by them over the years
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Interviewing cotton expert
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At the Herbarium in Jordan
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Textile historians
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Conversing with weavers
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Al Amin, Bengal Muslin's master weaver
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Saif meeting artisans
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Modern yarn being inspected
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Jyotish Debnath, the master spinner of Murshidabad
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Journeying by river in search of the muslin plant
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Sonargaon, once the hub of muslin manufacture
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British muslin 'factory' in Sonargaon
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Old charka
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Ancient map
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Diaphanous muslin