Shantipur Handloom Industry:-
Shantipur Handloom industry:- Shantipur Handloom Industry, also know Shantipur Handloom Cluster is a handloom weaving industry in Nadia district of West Bengal. It is one of the foremost handloom centers of India. This handloom industry is world famous for the production of cotton Sari (saree). The two main centers of this industrial zone are Shantipur and Phulia. Shantipur has an old reputation for cotton sarees,[a] known as Shantipuri sarees, and Phulia is well known for Tangail-Jamdani sarees.[b][5][6] (Interior of Lakshmi Textile Tant Workshop, a factory of Shantipur Handloom Industry at Natun Phulia.) Shantipur Handloom Industry has a long history. Handloom industry was developed in Shantipur as early as 15th century. This handloom industry flourished during the Mughal and Nawab periods. But during the British Raj in India, Shantipur, like Bengal and other handloom industry centers of India, suffered a recession. However, after independence, Shantipur's industrial