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Shantipur Handloom Industry, also known Shantipur Handloom Cluster, [1] [2] is a handloom weaving industry in Nadia district of West Bengal. It is one of the foremost handloom centers of India. This handloom industry is world famous for the production of cotton Sari. The two main centers of this industrial zone are Shantipur and Phulia.
The origins of the Kashmir shawl are a matter of historical debate. The earliest known mentions of an established shawl weaving industry date back to the 11th century AD. [1] The industry was probably older [14] but some have suggested that Kashmir shawls were famous as far back as in the 3rd century BC, in Ashoka's reign. [15]
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 ...
In the 2010 census, 4.4 million families were engaged in hand weaving. In December 2011, the handloom industry wove 6.9 billion square metres (74.3 billion square feet) of cloth. The economic policy in India aims to advance the handloom industry from the pre-independence period. The Textile Policy 1985 emphasized the promotion of handloom garments.
Alok Industries Limited, is an Indian Textile manufacturing company based in Mumbai.It Is Owned By Reliance Industries.Alok Industries Limited has five core divisions: Home Textiles, Cotton Yarn, Apparel Fabric, Garments, Technical Textiles, Textile Accessories and Polyester Yarn.
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Bhagalpur sari is a silk sari made in Bhagalpur, India. [1] More than a century old, Tussar silk weaving industry in Bhagalpur has about 30,000 handloom weavers working on some 25,000 handlooms. The total value of annual trade is around Rs. 100 crores (one billion), about half of which comes from exports.
Every saree takes up to three days for weaving and the weavers are paid ranging from ₹ 450 (US$5.20) to ₹ 850 (US$9.80) per saree. [7] The saree is weaved by traditional weaving families in the districts of Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Erode in the Kongu Nadu region of Tamil Nadu. [7] Sirumugai in Coimbatore district is the major producer of ...