Monipuri weavers

Depending on the design, an inafi, or orna as they are also called, takes three to four days to finish while sarees take more time. Photo: Shovy Zibran

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Inside the colourful world of Kamalganj’s Monipuri weavers

For almost 400 years, Monipuris in the area have been cultivating cotton, making yarn, and weaving their own clothes. Starting in the 1980s, Radhabati Devi helped popularise Monipuri sarees among...