Biren Kumar Basak (born 16 May 1951) is an Indian
handloom weaver from the
Nadia district. He is the recipient of
Padma Shri, the fourth highest
civilian award of India.
Career
Basak worked as a weaver at the age of 13 in
Phulia. His family migrated to
West Bengal from
Tangail after the partition.
Since 1970s, Basak weaves handloom sarees and used to sell it going door-to-door in
Kolkata. He started his business with one Rs. In 2013 he received the National Award for craftsmanship. Some of his notable clients are
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Mamata Banerjee,
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Amjad Ali Khan,
Lata Mangeshkar and
Asha Bhosle.
References
Living people
Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts
1951 births
People from Nadia district
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