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  2. Sericulture - Wikipedia

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    Sericulture has become an important cottage industry in countries such as Brazil, China, France, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Russia, and Thailand. Today, China and India are the two main producers, with more than 60% of the world's annual production.

  3. Silk in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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    Colours of India — silk yarn waiting to be made into sarees, Kanchipuram. In India, about 97% of the raw mulberry silk is produced in the Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. [1] Mysore and North Bangalore, the upcoming site of a US$20 million "Silk City", contribute to a majority of silk production. [2]

  4. Murshidabad silk - Wikipedia

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    Tipu Sultan, the ruler of the Mysore state, sent an expert (1780-1790) to Murshidabad (Bengal) to study silk cultivation and processing, after which the silk industry in Mysore first began to grow. [5] The Nawab of Bengal was defeated in the Battle of Plassey, and later control of Bengal came under the East India Company. The company started ...

  5. Mysore silk - Wikipedia

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    After India gained independence, the Mysore State Sericulture Dept. took control of the silk weaving factory. [6] In 1980, the factory was handed over to KSIC, a government of Karnataka industry. [7] Today, products include silk sarees, shirts, kurta's, silk dhoti, and neckties. Mysore silk has also received geographical identification. [8]

  6. Assam silk - Wikipedia

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    The knowledge of sericulture probably arrived with the Tibeto-Burman groups which arrived from China around the period of 3000-2000 BC. Moreover, there was another trade of Silk through the Southwestern Silk road which started from China, passed through Burma and Assam, finally getting connected to the main silk road in Turkmenistan.

  7. Silk - Wikipedia

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    Nonetheless, sericulture reached Korea with technological aid from China around 200 BC, [21] the ancient Kingdom of Khotan by AD 50, [22] and India by AD 140. [ 23 ] In the ancient era, silk from China was the most lucrative and sought-after luxury item traded across the Eurasian continent, [ 24 ] and many civilizations, such as the ancient ...

  8. Eri silk in Meghalaya - Wikipedia

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    Eri silk, a prized fabric woven from the cocoons of domesticated silkworms, holds a special place in the rich cultural heritage of Meghalaya, a state in northeastern India. It is a traditional art inherited from generation to generation and treated as a means of occupation, making the clusters self sustaining communities.

  9. Textile industry in India - Wikipedia

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    The textile industry continues to be the second-largest employment generating sector in India. It offers direct employment to over 35 million people in the country. [ 1 ] India is the world's second largest exporter of textiles and clothing , and in the fiscal year 2022, the exports stood at US$44.4 billion. [ 2 ]