Baluchari Sari
Baluchar Sari or Baluchuri Sari(Bengali:বালুচরী শাড়ি) is a type of sari, a garment worn by women
across India and Bangladesh. This particular type of sari originated in Bengal and is known for depictions of mythological scenes on the pallu of the sari. It was mainly produced in Murshidabad but presently Bishnupur and its surrounding places of
West Bengal is the only place where authentic Baluchuri sarees are produced. It
takes approximately one week to produce one such sari. The Baluchari Sari has been granted
the status of Geographical
indication in India.
In the history of textile in Bengal, Baluchari or Baluchuri came much
after Maslin. Two hundred years ago Baluchari was used to be practised in a
small village called Baluchar in Murshidabad district, from where it got the
name Baluchari. In the eighteenth century, Murshidkuli Khan, Nawab of Bengal
patronized its rich weaving tradition and brought the craft of making this sari
from Dhaka to the
Baluchar village in Murshidabad and encouraged the industry to flourish. After
a flood in the Ganga river and the subsequent submerging of the village, the
industry moved to Bishnupur village in Bankura district. Baluchari Sari made of tassar silk and a thousand years old when the Jagat Malla king rule in Mallabhum. But
this flourishing trend later declined, specially during British rule, due to
political and financial reasons and it became a dying craft as most of the
weavers were compelled to give up the profession.
Later in the first half of twentieth century, Subho Thakur, a famous
artist, felt the need of recultivating the rich tradition of Baluchari craft.
Though Bishnupur was always famous for its silk, he invited Akshay Kumar Das, a
master weaver of Bishnupur to his center to learn the technique of jacquard
weaving. Sri Das then went back to Bishnupur and worked hard to weave Baluchari
on their looms.
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