Global Network of Silk Cities
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Context: Bengaluru has become the first Indian city to get into the global network of silk cities.
- It is expected that West Bengal’s Murshidabad district — known to produce fine silk in over the past 300 years — may join the global silk city network.
- The International Sericultural Commission was held at Lyon in the 1950s and came to Bengaluru.
The Silk City network
- It is the global Silk City network so far has 13 “best silk-producing cities” which have the “same philosophy to protect silk and its related heritage” from all over the globe across nine countries as its member (after the introduction of Bengaluru).
- The network helps artisans and craftsmen to exchange knowledge, build trade relations and understand various craftsmanship techniques.
- Silk at the global stage offers an “open market” and said the quality of Chinese is on a decline and “silk-producing cities here in India including Murshidabad can play a huge role as a change-maker”.