Years ago my mother gifted me a silk shawl; the fabric that I held in my hand was coarse. Nothing like any silk fabric I had worn so far. Guessing my disappointment, mother told me that this shawl ...

The indigenous weavers have been effected by notes ban. Sualkuchi, Assam: 32-year-old Joymati Kalita has been weaving magic on Assam Muga and Eri silk for over a decade. She is one among the 25,000 ...

Designer Sanjukta Dutta took Assam silk on the coveted red carpet with model Ingrida Ilgine wearing a stunning neon gown made from Assam silk. Indian celebrities were truly ruling the red carpet at ...

India, Aug. 8 -- An Assam-based start-up was awarded a national prize by the Ministry of Textiles, marking excellence in the ...

A dazzling traditional dress (mekhela chadar) woven with 'Muga' silk is indigenous to Brahmaputra Valley in Assam. In fact, it is one of most expensive gifts an Assamese young man can pick to win the ...

Sericulture and weaving always have been traditional pursuits for the rural Assamese people, supplementing their agricultural incomes as well as fulfilling their personal requirements of cloth.