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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Unlike any other fabric, muga silk has a naturally lustrous gold sheen. It comes from the cocoons of muga moths that feed on som ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted a Muga silk stole to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The gesture came a day after a video of PM Modi gifting PM Meloni a packet of Melody toffees went viral ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Unlike any other fabric, muga silk has a naturally lustrous gold sheen. It comes from the cocoons of muga moths that feed on som trees. A saree made with muga silk can ...

When you think of pure luxury in Indian handloom, few match the grandeur of the Muga Silk Saree — the golden pride of Assam. Known for its natural golden glow, unmatched durability, and regal aura, ...

Singh, who was on a two-day visit, visited the Sericulture Training Institute at Aizawl's Zemabawk area during the day and inspected the silk reeling factory there. Addressing farmers and weavers at a ...

There are but a few names in the fashion world that excite us simply because of the way they present hand-woven Indian textiles. Vaishali Shadangule, especially, has had us drooling over her creations ...

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati researchers have conducted extensive scientific field research for Assam's Eri and Muga Silk sector from a design management perspective. Titled ...

New Delhi, April 5: Armed with hand-held canisters of plant-friendly microbes, biochemist Bala Gopalan Unni is hoping to turn Assam’s celebrated muga silk stronger, softer, and more plentiful than it ...

After wooing customers in the US, Europe and West Asia, Assam’s famous Muga silk is fast gaining popularity in Japan which may eventually emerge as the biggest market for the thread. Designers in ...