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”.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/bengaluru-joins-global-network-of-silk-cities/article65308707.ece#:~:text=Bengaluru%20has%20become%20the%20first,may%20join%20the%20global%20silk