‘Everyone should feel proud about it especially those weavers that made them. They are the people who are keeping alive that skill, not only yesterday but generation by generation. And we should not forget about them.’

Bangladeshi women chose to wear Jamdanis to celebrate their identity. We should not underestimate how challenging this would have been as during these decades life was hard for most Bangladeshis, and it would have been too easy to drop their sense of identity and opt instead for assimilation. At first the UK Bangladeshi population was small and scattered, but as more Bangladeshi women arrived in London, they describe how there were increasing opportunities for cultural and community events where they might wear their Jamdani saris, causing great admiration. As economic circumstances improved, there were more return visits to Bangladesh and women returned with Jamdani saris for themselves, their families and friends. The enduring popularity and appeal of the Jamdani sari among women of all ages is evident within Bangladesh, in the Bengal region of India, and among the Bangladeshi Diaspora around the world.