Situated in the rural district of Rudsar county in Gilan province, south of the Caspian Sea, Qasemabad is a village synonymous with lush nature and craftsmanship. For centuries, it has been celebrated ...
During the 20 or so years following the 1970 civil war in Cambodia, no one knew who was weaving what fabrics in what villages. No one -- including the Cambodian culture ministry, arts colleges and ...
In the village, people say graduating as an engineer ... too runs five power looms from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day, weaving cotton towels, sarees, and bedsheets. “The demand has fallen ...
Sirajul Islam, 55, a resident of Mahishamuri village in Lalmonirhat’s Kaliganj upazila, sits silently outside his modest home, gazing at the remnants of the handloom he sold three years ago. Like his ...