Shitalakhya’s Jamdani A tale of a wedding gift

“The Luckia or Seetul (silver) Luckia, as it is sometimes called from the transparency of its water, is, as regards scenery, one of the finest rivers in the country”¹ “Tranquil and smiling, [Shitalakhya] the most beautiful of all the rivers of eastern Bengal”² Nature precedes culture, but when the two meet, the bond is inseparable.…