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'''Bhagalpuri silk''' or [[Tussar silk]] is a traditional style of [[silk]] [[sari]]s. This material is used for making saris named as [[Bhagalpuri sari]]. Bhagalpur is also known as "silk city" of India. Bhagalpuri silk is made from cocoons of ''[[Antheraea paphia]]'' silkworms. This species, also known as Vanya silkworm is native to India. These silkworms live in the wild forests, in trees belonging to ''[[Terminalia (plant)|Terminalia]]'' species. Nathnagar is a place where Bhagalpuri silk is mainly processed. Besides sari, shawls, [[Kurti top|kurtis]], and other garments are also made from Bhagalpuri silk.
'''Bhagalpuri silk''' or [[Tussar silk]] is a traditional style of [[silk]] [[sari]]s.<ref>{{Citation |last=Dutta |first=Sudev |title=Textile Academics in India—An Overview |date=2022 |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8854-6_2 |work=Textile and Fashion Education Internationalization : A Promising Discipline from South Asia |pages=13–34 |editor-last=Yan |editor-first=Xinfeng |place=Singapore |publisher=Springer Nature |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-981-16-8854-6_2 |isbn=978-981-16-8854-6 |access-date=2022-12-30 |last2=Bansal |first2=Payal |editor2-last=Chen |editor2-first=Lihong |editor3-last=Memon |editor3-first=Hafeezullah}}</ref> This material is used for making saris named as [[Bhagalpuri sari]]. Bhagalpur is also known as "silk city" of India. Bhagalpuri silk is made from cocoons of ''[[Antheraea paphia]]'' silkworms. This species, also known as Vanya silkworm is native to India. These silkworms live in the wild forests, in trees belonging to ''[[Terminalia (plant)|Terminalia]]'' species. Nathnagar is a place where Bhagalpuri silk is mainly processed. Besides sari, shawls, [[Kurti top|kurtis]], and other garments are also made from Bhagalpuri silk.


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Revision as of 19:46, 30 December 2022

Bhagalpuri silk or Tussar silk is a traditional style of silk saris.[1] This material is used for making saris named as Bhagalpuri sari. Bhagalpur is also known as "silk city" of India. Bhagalpuri silk is made from cocoons of Antheraea paphia silkworms. This species, also known as Vanya silkworm is native to India. These silkworms live in the wild forests, in trees belonging to Terminalia species. Nathnagar is a place where Bhagalpuri silk is mainly processed. Besides sari, shawls, kurtis, and other garments are also made from Bhagalpuri silk.

References

  1. ^ Dutta, Sudev; Bansal, Payal (2022), Yan, Xinfeng; Chen, Lihong; Memon, Hafeezullah (eds.), "Textile Academics in India—An Overview", Textile and Fashion Education Internationalization : A Promising Discipline from South Asia, Singapore: Springer Nature, pp. 13–34, doi:10.1007/978-981-16-8854-6_2, ISBN 978-981-16-8854-6, retrieved 30 December 2022