Clothed in the Vapors of Dawn: The Rise and Fall of Dhaka Muslin

EPISODE NOTES: For millennia, Dhaka was renowned for its exquisite cotton textiles. The resplendent fabrics from Bengal were highly sought after in markets from China and Indonesia to France and England. Particularly muslin. In the late 18th century the British ultimately murdered Dhaka Muslin. ⁠https://www.patreon.com/historyunhemmed⁠⁠ https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historyunhemmed⁠ If you have any requests or questions, or simply feel like saying hello, drop us a line at ⁠[email protected]⁠ and/or follow us on social media:Instagram: @history_unhemmedFacebook: History Unhemmed  Thank you! <3 RESOURCES:  A former Resident of Dacca. A Descriptive and Historical Account of the Cotton Manufacture of Dacca, in Bengal. London: John Mortimer, 1851. AFP. "Textile hub Bangladesh revives muslin, the forgotten elite fabric." Al Jazeera, 9 March 2022, https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/9/textile-hub-bangladesh-revives-muslin-the-forgotten-elite-fabric Alkazi, Roshen. Ancient Indian Costume. New Delhi: Art Heritage Books, 1983. Ashmore, Sonia. Muslin. New York: Harry Abrams, 2012. Beckhert, Sven. Empire of Cotton: A Global History. New York: Vintage Books, 2015. Bolts, William. Considerations on India Affairs; Particularly Respecting the Present State of Bengal and its Dependencies. London: J. Almon, 1772.Chandra, Moti. Indian Costumes and Textiles from 8th to 12th Century. Ahmedabad: Journal of Indian Textile History, 1960.Chaudhury, Sushil. Spinning Yarns: Bengal Textile Industry in the Backdrop of John Taylor’s Report on ‘Dacca Cloth Production. New York: Routledge, 2020. Hossain, Hameeda. The Company Weavers of Bengal: The East India Company and the Organization of Textile Production in Bengal 1750-1813. Dhaka: The University Press LTD.,2010.  Islam, Saiful. Muslin Our Story. Dhaka: Bangladesh National Museum, 2016. Postrel, Virginia. The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World. New York: Basic Books, 2020. Tankha, Madhur. "How this Bangladeshi textile revivalist is mainstreaming muslin." The Hindu. 15 May 2019, https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/how-this-bangladeshi-textile-revivalist-is-mainstreaming-muslin/article27128775.ece