Sunday, January 16, 2011
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Bioscope
Bioscope is an early movie projector widely used in the rural area of Bangladesh. It was also popular equally in the city. Bioscope looks like a wooden box which has pictures that can be viewed through four circular holes. The operator of bioscope was known as Bioscopewallah in Bangla term.
That time when a bioscopewallah appeared at the street corner, at the village fair, or under the banyan tree, children would rush to him. Bioscopewallahs often plied their trade around village and town melas (fairs), and the bioscope was one of the ways in which the country dweller came to know of the city. Pictures of Dhaka and its sights were among those which were likely to be viewed through the lens of the bioscope. It was a dream box to the children.
At present we cannot this see dream box around us.
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Saturday, May 16, 2009
Muslin
Muslin is a type of finely-woven cotton fabric. Muslin is most typically a closely-woven unbleached or white cloth, produced from corded cotton yarn. It is used to make dresses or curtains. Muslin actually originated from Dhaka. It is a good choice of material for clothing meant for hot, dry climates.
Muslin is a brand name of pre-colonial Bengal textile. The finest sort of Muslin was called Malmal Shahi or Malmal Khas by foreign travellers. It was costly and specially used by emperors, nawabs etc. Dhaka Muslin was in great demand in the national and international markets. It was exported widely. In 1747 the export of the fine variety of Muslins, including those made for the emperors, nawabs etc was valued at rupees twenty-eight lakh and a half.In theatre Muslin is helpful in masking the background of sets. It is also used by photographer as backdrop material for formal portrait backgrounds. Its another speciality is that it holds dyes very well. It was so efficiently woven that it could be passed through a middle sized ring.
In Dhaka Muslin industry declined after the Battle of Palashi. The decline of Dhaka Muslin was due to loss of patronage from emperors, nawabs etc. The most important reason of decline and extinction of the Muslin industry was the industrial revolution in England, which introduced modern inventions in manufacture.
Muslin is a brand name of pre-colonial Bengal textile. The finest sort of Muslin was called Malmal Shahi or Malmal Khas by foreign travellers. It was costly and specially used by emperors, nawabs etc. Dhaka Muslin was in great demand in the national and international markets. It was exported widely. In 1747 the export of the fine variety of Muslins, including those made for the emperors, nawabs etc was valued at rupees twenty-eight lakh and a half.In theatre Muslin is helpful in masking the background of sets. It is also used by photographer as backdrop material for formal portrait backgrounds. Its another speciality is that it holds dyes very well. It was so efficiently woven that it could be passed through a middle sized ring.
In Dhaka Muslin industry declined after the Battle of Palashi. The decline of Dhaka Muslin was due to loss of patronage from emperors, nawabs etc. The most important reason of decline and extinction of the Muslin industry was the industrial revolution in England, which introduced modern inventions in manufacture.
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