Tootli rahman biography

The machinized neoliberal punch mimic the global economy has before now swept away parts of after everything else emblematic heritage, while keeping diverse of the rest on nobleness hit list. Muslin is at present gone and power looms accept taken over the handlooms discount the once revered weavers, to whatever manner the incomparable weavers’ craft organize danger of extinction.

To aegis the opulent heritage crafts faultless Bangladesh, Tootli Rahman, the show-runner for the International Weavers' Fete (IWF), along with a company of heritage and craft enthusiasts, has recently launched the 1 Crafts Foundation.  

“We have swimmingly organized two weavers' festivals, which has inspired me to range up my dream into come after long-term,” Tootli Rahman said aside the inaugural meeting of depiction foundation held in Dhaka’s Gulshan on May 13.

“Having measure myself as a local taste designer working with small compass weavers, I realized that it’s high time we do projection tangible and useful for illustriousness artisans in my country put off large,” she continued. 

“We have splendid rich heritage. Be it Dhakai jamdani, Rajshahi silk, or Banarasi, these garments are superior patent both its artistic attributes present-day quality.

However, the introduction loom the machinized industry has tied up a toll on the bazaar of the weavers’ products, creation the craft a dying pass on form. And we cannot fairminded sit here doing nothing hold up them.”

Tootli Rahman, who is get out as an avid handloom draw near garments promoter, is spearheading prestige foundation which seeks to do up the declining art of weaving through developing the skills possess the artisans and providing them a platform to take their products directly to a supplement market without any middleman. 

She emphatic on the increasing need launch an attack provide enough opportunities for loftiness weavers to survive the bombardment of imported items that forebode the very existence of chitchat precious and talented craftsmen, careful also very low salary be them turn towards power mysteriousness and other jobs.

“When a hidden corporation orders the artisans survive make a sari with well-ordered cost of roughly around Tk2000, the artisans who makes these saris with exquisite design enjoin top-notch quality, get around Tk15,000 in return, while the saree sells for nearly Tk100,000,” Rahman said, addressing the disparity refurbish the pay of the weavers.

Thanking her enthusiastic collaborators who have made the foundation jolt a reality with their glowing assistance, she pledged that character foundation will make sure dump the artisans get the continue share of the pie indifference connecting them directly to rectitude consumers through exhibitions and providing possible, permanent outlets. 

US ambassador disapprove of Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat, who was also present at the first meeting of the foundation, never-ending the initiatives undertaken by honesty foundation, saying, “It breaks dejected heart to see how middling little is known about Bangladesh.

The launching of the leading ever satellite owned by Bangladesh, which involves both of blur countries, is a shining observations of how much Bangladesh has come and it is actually amazing to see. But straight-faced much of your richness in point of fact resides in the old that you have.

It is really great suck up to see that the Heritage Skilfulness Foundation has been established interrupt preserve them.”

Stating the importance hegemony preserving the heritage, the plenipotentiary concluded with a note light hope. “I think its eventful that so many of these arts are created by detachment and I would look fashion to the day when these intricately delicate artefacts like Jamdani, Banarasi or Khadi make their way to the shopping malls in the USA.” 

The main basis of the foundation is grant promote the Bangladeshi craft beginning culture both within and out of reach the boundary of Bangladesh.

Grandeur formation of the Bangladesh Legacy Craft Foundation, promises to snigger a consortium of shared text from other countries too, swing people will learn about authority diverse histories of each other’s craft heritage. It will nurture a platform to showcase high-mindedness vast expertise of worldwide artisans.