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India stolen Bangladesh intellectual rights over our tradition on Nakshi katha, Jamdani sari and fazli mango and claimed rights over thousands of year old Bangladeshi tradition.

When india filed falsified rights with WTO Awami Indian stooge regime did not submit Bangladeshi claim on these nor did protest outright robbery by Indians.





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India stolen Bangladesh intellectual rights over our tradition on Nakshi katha, Jamdani sari and fazli mango and claimed rights over thousands of year old Bangladeshi tradition.

When india filed falsified rights with WTO Awami Indian stooge regime did not submit Bangladeshi claim on these nor did protest outright robbery by Indians.

Report in Bangla:
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Idune if you could post details other members would understand how these were Bangladeshi traditions
 
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এবার ঐতিহ্যবাহী তিন বাংলাদেশী পণ্যকে বিশ্ব দরবারে নিজেদের পণ্য বলে দাবি করেছে ভারত।
বিশ্ববাণিজ্য সংস্থার (ডব্লিউটিও) ট্রেড রিলেটেড আসপেক্ট অব ইন্টেলেকচুয়াল প্রপার্টি রাইটসের (টিআরএআইপিআর) কাছে বাংলাদেশের ঐতিহ্যবাহী জামদানি শাড়ি, নকশিকাঁথা এবং রাজশাহীর বিখ্যাত ফজলি আমকে তাদের নিজস্ব পণ্য হিসেবে অন্তর্ভুক্ত করেছে। গত নভেম্বরে জিআইএ’র কাছে এ তালিকা জমা দেয় ভারত।
বিশ্ববাণিজ্য সংস্থার সঙ্গে সংশ্লিষ্ট বিভিন্ন সূত্র এবং শিল্প মন্ত্রণালয় থেকে একাধিক তাগাদা সত্ত্বেও এ ব্যাপারে দায়িত্বশীল বাণিজ্য মন্ত্রণালয় কোনো পদক্ষেপ নেয়নি এ যাবত্।
অর্থনীতিবিদরা বলছেন, ভারতের এ জালিয়াতির কারণে এসব পণ্যের স্বত্ব দাবি করতে পারবে না বাংলাদেশ। ফলে বঞ্চিত হবে বিশাল অংকের রফতানি আয় থেকে। তারা বলেন, নিজেদের পণ্য এবং ঐতিহ্য সংরক্ষণে আমরা সচেতন না হলে অন্যরা তা দখল করে নেবেই।
জানা গেছে, ডব্লিটিও’র ভৌগোলিক সূচক আইন (জিআইএ) ১৯৯৯ এর ২২, ২৩ এবং ২৪ ধারার ইনটেলেকচুয়াল প্রপার্টি রাইট অনুযায়ী সকল দেশ নিজেদের বিখ্যাত এবং বিশেষ ঐতিহ্যবাহী পণ্য সংরক্ষণের অধিকার রাখে। তবে স্বত্ব সংরক্ষণের জন্য জিআইএ’র তালিকাভুক্তির প্রয়োজন হয়। ভারত এ সুযোগে তাদের ১১৪টি পণ্যের মধ্যে বাংলাদেশী এ তিন পণ্যকে নিজেদের পণ্যর তালিকায় অন্তর্ভুক্ত করে নেয়। বাংলাদেশী এ তিন পণ্যের মধ্যে রয়েছে পৃথিবী বিখ্যাত জামদানি শাড়ি, হস্তশিল্পের মধ্যে নকশিকাঁথা এবং রাজশাহীর সুস্বাদু ফজলি আম।
সূত্র জানায়, অন্ধ্র প্রদেশে নামমাত্র কিছু জামদানি শাড়ি, বাংলাদেশের নকল করে পশ্চিমবঙ্গের যত্সামান্য নকশিকাঁথা এবং মালদহের আমকে নিজেদের ফজলি আম বলে চালিয়ে দিয়েছে ভারত।
শিল্প মন্ত্রণালয় সূত্র জানিয়েছে, নিজেদের পণ্য সংরক্ষণ এবং রাইট টু ইনটেলেকচুয়াল প্রপার্টির দায়িত্ব বাণিজ্য মন্ত্রণালয়ের। বাংলাদেশী উল্লিখিত তিন পণ্যকে অন্তর্ভুক্ত করে গত নভেম্বরে জিআইএ ভারত তাদের তালিকা জমা দিলেও এ বিষয়ে আমাদের বাণিজ্য মন্ত্রণালয়ের পক্ষ থেকে কোনো ব্যবস্থা নেয়া হয়নি।
বিশেষজ্ঞরা জানিয়েছেন, আন্তর্জাতিক বাজারে উচ্চ কদর এবং চাহিদার কারণে রফতানিপণ্য হিসেবে বাংলাদেশের এ তিন পণ্যের স্বত্ব থেকে বাংলাদেশকে বঞ্চিত করার জন্য ভারত এ কারসাজি করছে। তারা বলেন, পৃথিবীবিখ্যাত মসলিনের অনুসরণে ঐতিহ্যবাহী জামদানি বাংলাদেশ ছাড়া আর কোথাও হয় না। এমনকি ভারতও বাংলাদেশ থেকে জামদানি শাড়ি আমদানি করে থাকে। তাদের আশঙ্কা, ভারতের এ কারসাজির ফলে ইউরোপ এবং আমেরিকার বাজার থেকে নিজেদের স্বত্ব হারাবে বাংলাদেশ। ফলে বিপুল অংকের বৈদেশিক মুদ্রা দেকে বঞ্চিত হবে দেশ।
অর্থনীতিবিদ ড. কাজী খলীকুজ্জমান এ প্রসঙ্গে বলেন, নিজেদের পণ্য এবং ঐতিহ্য সংরক্ষণে আমরা সচেতন না হলে অন্যরা দখল করে নেবেই। আমরা কেবল আবেগি কথায় ব্যস্ত। সে কারণে আমাদের পণ্য নিয়ে অন্যরা ফায়দা লুটবে। আমি জানি না ভারত এ ধরনের অনৈতিক কাজ আদৌ করেছে কিনা। আম বলতে তারা কোন আমকে বুঝিয়েছি। তবে এর আগে আমাদের নিমের স্বত্ব আমরা হারিয়েছি আমেরিকার কাছে। জাপানের কাছে হারিয়েছি কারীর স্বত্ব। আমরা যদি নিজেদের পণ্য সংরক্ষণে সচেতন না হই তাহলে অন্যরা সুযোগ নেবেই। এভাবে দু’দিন পরে আমরা আমাদের পাট হারাবো, ইলিশও হারাবো।


We have fault too as we were not serious. But those intellectual rights belong to us not India, definitely.
 
So now Indians have become intellectual rights' chor too.

pani chor, gana chor and now this.

Not good
 
As far as Jamdani sarees are concerned dont know about your history but they are mentioned in arthashastra in India which dates back to 300 AD and nakshi kantha is also mentioned in Indian books dated about 500 years back... Since they are Indian artifacts India can very well claim on them. If you have proof that they are originally bangladeshi traditions and go ahead. Both of them were prevalent in Bengal. And mind you west bengal is in India.
 
These are low-lying, vulgar "Hindoo" traditions...let India hold claim to it! Or maybe you want it all when convenient right?

Sarcasm apart, the things you talk about are shared traditions. Our boundaries were drawn on religious line, not on the basis of cottage industries.
 
Jamdani History:


The early History
The earliest mention of the origin of Jamdani and its development as an industry is found in Kautilya's book of economics (about 300 AD) where it is stated that this fine cloth used to be made in Bengal and Pundra. Its mention is also found in the book of Periplus of the Eritrean Sea and in the accounts of Arab, Chinese and Italian travelers and traders. Four kinds of fine cloth used to be made in Bengal and Pundra in those days, viz khouma, dukul, pattrorna and karpasi. From various historical accounts, folklore and slokas, it may be assumed that very fine fabrics were available in Bengal as far back as the first decade before Christ. Cotton fabrics like dukul and muslin did not develop in a day. Dukul textile appears to have evolved into muslin. Jamdani designs and muslin developed simultaneously. The fine fabric that used to be made at Mosul in Iraq was called mosuli or mosulin In his 9th century book Sril Silat-ut-Tawarikh the Arab geographer Solaiman mentions the fine fabric produced in a state called Rumy, which according to many, is the old name of the territory now known as Bangladesh. In the 14th century, Ibn Batuta profusely praised the quality of cotton textiles of Sonargaon. Towards the end of the 16th century the English traveler Ralph Fitch and historian Abul Fazl also praised the muslin made at Sonargaon.

The Mughal Era
Without any shadow of doubt, it can be said that the jamdani industry of East Bengla reached its zenith during the Moghul era. The art of making jamdani designs on fine fabric reached its zenith during Mughal rule. There were handlooms in almost all villages of the Dhaka district. Dhaka, Sonargaon, Dhamrai, Titabari, Jangalbari and Bajitpur were famous for making superior quality jamdani and muslin. Traders from Europe, Iran, Armenia, as well as Mughal-Pathan traders used to deal in these fabrics. The Mughal Emperor, the Nawab of Bengal and other aristocrats used to engage agents at Dhaka to buy high quality muslin and jamdani for their masters' use. The golden age of Dhaka muslin began with Mughal rule. Since then the demand for jamdani and muslin fabrics at home and abroad grew and this prompted further improvement in their manufacture. According to 18th century documents of the East India Company, a high official of the company was posted at Dhaka to buy mulmul khas and sarkar-i-ali. He had the designation of Daroga-i-mulmul. Every weaving factory had an office, which maintained records of the best weavers and other exports. Weavers had no fixed salary. They used to be paid the market value of the jamdani or muslin they produced. It was the duty of the Daroga to keep a sharp eye at every stage of production. Mulmul khas worth about Re. 100,000 collected from Dhaka, Sonargaon and Jangalbari used to be sent to the Mughal court every year. According to a 1747 account of muslin export, fabrics worth Re 550,000 were bought for the Emperor of Delhi, the Nawab of Bengal and the famous trader Jagath Sheth. The same year European traders and companies bought muslin worth Re 950,000. Towards the end of the 18th century, the export of muslin suffered a decline. After the English gained Diwani in Bengal in 1765, Company agents resorted to oppressing the weavers for their own gains. They used to dictate prices. If weavers refused to sell their cloth at a lower price they were subjected to repression. To stop this repression the East India Company started buying the textiles directly from the weavers. According to James Wise, Dhaka muslin worth Re 5 million was exported to England in 1787. James Taylor put the figure at Re 3 million. In 1807, the export came down to Re 850,000 and the export completely stopped in 1817. Thereafter muslin used to go to Europe as personal imports.[1]

Jamdani - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
Jamdani History:


The early History
The earliest mention of the origin of Jamdani and its development as an industry is found in Kautilya's book of economics (about 300 AD) where it is stated that this fine cloth used to be made in Bengal and Pundra. Its mention is also found in the book of Periplus of the Eritrean Sea and in the accounts of Arab, Chinese and Italian travelers and traders. Four kinds of fine cloth used to be made in Bengal and Pundra in those days, viz khouma, dukul, pattrorna and karpasi. From various historical accounts, folklore and slokas, it may be assumed that very fine fabrics were available in Bengal as far back as the first decade before Christ. Cotton fabrics like dukul and muslin did not develop in a day. Dukul textile appears to have evolved into muslin. Jamdani designs and muslin developed simultaneously. The fine fabric that used to be made at Mosul in Iraq was called mosuli or mosulin In his 9th century book Sril Silat-ut-Tawarikh the Arab geographer Solaiman mentions the fine fabric produced in a state called Rumy, which according to many, is the old name of the territory now known as Bangladesh. In the 14th century, Ibn Batuta profusely praised the quality of cotton textiles of Sonargaon. Towards the end of the 16th century the English traveler Ralph Fitch and historian Abul Fazl also praised the muslin made at Sonargaon.

The Mughal Era
Without any shadow of doubt, it can be said that the jamdani industry of East Bengla reached its zenith during the Moghul era. The art of making jamdani designs on fine fabric reached its zenith during Mughal rule. There were handlooms in almost all villages of the Dhaka district. Dhaka, Sonargaon, Dhamrai, Titabari, Jangalbari and Bajitpur were famous for making superior quality jamdani and muslin. Traders from Europe, Iran, Armenia, as well as Mughal-Pathan traders used to deal in these fabrics. :victory: The golden age of Dhaka muslin began with Mughal rule. Since then the demand for jamdani and muslin fabrics at home and abroad grew and this prompted further improvement in their manufacture. According to 18th century documents of the East India Company, a high official of the company was posted at Dhaka to buy mulmul khas and sarkar-i-ali. He had the designation of Daroga-i-mulmul. Every weaving factory had an office, which maintained records of the best weavers and other exports. Weavers had no fixed salary. They used to be paid the market value of the jamdani or muslin they produced. It was the duty of the Daroga to keep a sharp eye at every stage of production. Mulmul khas worth about Re. 100,000 collected from Dhaka, Sonargaon and Jangalbari used to be sent to the Mughal court every year. According to a 1747 account of muslin export, fabrics worth Re 550,000 were bought for the Emperor of Delhi, the Nawab of Bengal and the famous trader Jagath Sheth. The same year European traders and companies bought muslin worth Re 950,000. Towards the end of the 18th century, the export of muslin suffered a decline. After the English gained Diwani in Bengal in 1765, Company agents resorted to oppressing the weavers for their own gains. They used to dictate prices. If weavers refused to sell their cloth at a lower price they were subjected to repression. To stop this repression the East India Company started buying the textiles directly from the weavers. According to James Wise, Dhaka muslin worth Re 5 million was exported to England in 1787. James Taylor put the figure at Re 3 million. In 1807, the export came down to Re 850,000 and the export completely stopped in 1817. Thereafter muslin used to go to Europe as personal imports.[1]

Jamdani - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hope you also red the bolded part
 
Idune if you could post details other members would understand how these were Bangladeshi traditions

Please see the history of Jamdani sari I have posted.
 
Yeah i read ....
and as far as i know geography
Bengal = West Bengal (India) post 1971
Bengal = West Bnegal (India) + East Bengal (now Bangaldesh i.e not Bengal) pre 1971...

i do not know the time the article was written i.e pre or post 1971 but i find India in both ... so how did we steal something thats ours ????

can u give a more specific location inside Bengal .. maybe that will help...:cheers:


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