India is the number one producer of silk in the world for which there is a huge demand both in the national as well as international markets. Different varieties of silk are reared based on climatic and geographic conditions of which only four, namely Tassar, Eri, Mulberry and Muga, are the prominent ones. Tassar and Muga are wild varieties of silk cultivated by silk worms fed on organically grown trees. Bihar, Assam and Chattisgarh are the three States where Tassar and Muga are produced.
On the occasion of Varamahalakshmi festival, 'Hastashilpi' has organised a five-day ‘Silk India -2017’ at Hotel Southern Star on Vinoba Road in city from July 5 to 9.
