Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 17: The ongoing ‘Silk India-2015’ Expo organized by Hastashilpi at Jehlum Resorts, Gandhi Nagar continued to receive a heavy foot fall on the fourth day.
In the Expo, various silk saree weavers, handloom clusters and silk co-operative societies are showcasing their products.
India is the number one producer of silk in the world for which there is a huge demand both in the national and 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.
“The intension of the organization is to make accessible and attain the products directly to the customers, without the moderator to the weavers and artisans”, said, Hastashilpi organizer T Abhinand.
“Arini Silk Sarees, Crepe and Georgette Silk Sarees, Chiffon Silk Sarees, Tassar Silk Sarees and Suit, Kanjeevaram Silk Sarees and Wedding Sarees, Designer fancy Sarees, Darmavaram Silk Sarees, Raw Silk and Tassar, Jute Silk Sarees, Dhaka Silk Sarees, Handloom Silk Cotton Sarees, Silk Blends Sarees and Stole, Silk Shawls, Uppada, Gadwal, Paithani Sarees, Mangalagiri and Pochampalli Silk Sarees and much many more products from through out the country are exhibited in this silk expo”, he added.
Hand Block Print Sarees, Suit and Silk Bed Covers, Designer dress materials and border, Lazes, Kurtis, Hand Woven Matka and Assam Muga Fabrics, Apoorva Silk Sarees, Baluchari, Dhaka Masli, Gicha Sarees, Boutique Sarees, Kantha Sarees, Zordoshi, Lucknow Chikan Work Sarees, Bhagalpur suits, Printed Silk Sarees, Banarasi Sarees, Reshmi plain and Butti sarees, Maheswari, Chanderi Silk Sarees and Suit and Kota silk, Mulberry silk with temple border, Banaras Jamdani, Hand-woven saris are also on display, he stated.
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