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ABBAS WAZIR Abbas S/o Wazir (1895-1984), was born in Nai Bazar village (now a town) in the District of Bhadohi of Uttar Pradesh (INDIA). In his early days he was a simple weaver and wove carpets for a British firm M/s A Tellary. He was not literate but he had the acumen to observe the nitty gritty of issues and situations. His integrity earned the favour of Mr Tellary, the owner of the company, and he started supplying carpets in bulks.

In 1925 he founded a company styled as Abbas Wazir, which was incorporated in 1954. There after business with M/s A Tellary grew fast. He started exporting directly to Great Britain when certain act of India Govt. in 1939 allowed export for Indians. Later the exports were made to United States of America, Canada, Germany (then West Germany) and a few other countries of Europe. It was among the leading exporters of carpets during 60s and 70s.

After relatively a long illness he died in 1984. After that the company started disintegrating. Today there are many off-shoots of this grand unit.

Even today the industry remembers his remarkable rise from a simple weaver to one of the leading manufacturers and exporters of carpets. His compassion for weavers and people of his village is often the subject of talks particularly, among elders. And, it is but natural to think of Char Bangala whenever his name is mentioned anywhere or vice versa.