Tasar Silk Industry in India….
No other fabric can match the lustre elegance and golden velvety
touch of Tasar silk. Tasar silk is product of secretion from the gland of
Antherea Mylita Drury and Antherea Proylet Jolly- the tropical and temperate
silkworms respectively.
The Tasar silkworm thrives
mainly on three foods plants-namely Yen, Anjan and Sal besides about 25
secondary food plants of different families. Tasar culture is traditional
occupation of Aboriginals and tribal.
Production of Tasar silk in India comes
next to Mulberry silk. The main tropical Tasar silk producing states are Maharashtra,
Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal
and Karnataka.
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