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Nakshi Kantha is a kind of embroidery quilt.The name was taken from the Bengali word Naksha.The word Naksha means artistic pattern.It is a kind of traditional craft and is said to be indigenous to Bangladesh and West Bengal in India.The name Nakshi Kantha earned popularity with the publication of Jasim Uddin's poem Nakshi Kanther Math in 1929.Now it is produced commercially in many districts of Bangladesh.It is expensive and very much fashionable.It has great demand for its colourful patterns and designs embroidered on them.