The volume deals with silk and sericulture in South Asia, focusing on Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar, India, Bhutan and Sri Lanka. With maps and other illustrations, it deals with silk of all five varieties of silk moths found in the region. Studying the literature on silk and silk-related statistics, it gives the history of sericulture in South Asia and cultural role of silk particularly weaving in the countries and presents examples of variations in ...
Indian Ways of Silk: Precious Threads Bridging India’s Past, Present and Future