She was taught by her mother Pritikana Goswami — she is originally from eastern Bengal (now Bangladesh) — who has been working for over 30 years to revive the ancient Nakshi Kantha embroidery ...

Textiles from Bengal: A Shared Legacy ... Late 19th century nakshi kantha in cotton, hand embroidered with faces of Bengali poet and playwright Michael Madhusudan Dutt in different corners ...

For centuries, Bengal’s textiles were the envy of the world. European traders, drawn by the allure of its gossamer muslins, whisper-soft jamdanis, and exquisitely embroidered kanthas ...