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Bengal's Silk Revolution: The Weavers Who Built an Empire
Before the East India Company monopolized Indian trade, Bengal was already the world’s premier textile powerhouse. This episode explores the intricate social and economic life of the Tantubayas, the master weavers who transformed raw cotton into muslin so fine it became known as 'woven air.' We follow the journey from the fields of Malda to the looms of Dhaka, examining how a single thread could command prices in London that rivaled gold. The narrative centers on the rise of the gomastas, the company agents who embedded themselves within local weaving communities, and the complex…
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