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From silk sarees to trays of cocoons, hybrids and pupae-based products, this year’s Silk Mark Expo successful Bengaluru brought unneurotic the afloat scope of India’s sericulture, from the acquainted to the seldom seen.
The expo features 43 stalls from weaving clusters and silk-producing regions crossed the country.
The Silk Mark Expo 2025 is being organised by the Silk Mark Organisation of India (SMOI) nether the Ministry of Textiles and was inaugurated astatine Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath connected Thursday, and the expo volition spell connected till December 9.
Pragathi Rishab Shetty, manner stylist and costume designer; P. Sivakumar, member-secretary, Central Silk Board and Vice-Chairperson, SMOI; and Naresh Babu N., Joint Secretary (Technical), Central Silk Board and CEO, SMOI, were contiguous during the inauguration.
One of the sections astatine the expo displayed the 1st to 5th instar stages of the silkworm to amusement however the larvae turn earlier spinning cocoons. Each instar marks a maturation phase, the worm feeds connected mulberry leaves, sheds its tegument and moves to the adjacent stage, yet forming the cocoon that becomes mulberry silk.
Another conception showcased silkworm hybrids specified arsenic the treble hybrid Krisharaja, the Bulgarian treble hybrid, coloured silk lines, and samples of Mysore silk. These hybrids are utilized to amended cocoon weight, uniformity and earthy shades preferred by antithetic weaving clusters, representatives astatine the expo said.
There were besides displays of silkworm derived products, including roasted and spiced silkworm pupae and pupae oil, which are being explored for nutrient and cosmetic applications.
The textile stalls represented clusters from Madanapalle, Tantipara, Raipur, Godda, Varanasi and Bengaluru, showcasing accepted sarees specified arsenic Kanjivaram, Banarasi, Pochampally, Paithani, Uppada and Murshidabad, on with tasar jackets, dhotis, eri socks, silk shirts and accessories.
