Silk City Of India.

"Bhagalpur" is known as the silk city of India. Bhagalpur has been associated with the silk industry from hundred of years. It is famous all in over India for its "Tussar silk" and "Bhagalpuri saree". Bhagalpursilk fabrics are under the global spotlight but beneath all the sheen, the industry has a dark side as well, leaving the existence of its craftsmen.

Bhagalpuris a town with historical importance situated on the banks of the river Ganga in the state of Eastern Bihar. Once considered as the biggest trade centre of Eastern India, the city is famous for its unique silk fabrics called 'Tussah or Tusser'. Silk weaving is an age old tradition in the city. Silk produced in the city are famous both at the domestic and the international market.

It has been named as the Silk City due to its popularity for Bhagalpuri silk.

Uniqueness of Bhagalpuri silk.

The silk industry in Bhagalpur is 200 years old. "Tussar silk" fabrics made in Bhagalpur being exported to different countries like West Asia, Europe, U.S. and Japan.

Outfits designed with this exclusive silk fabric have gained immense popularity in ramp shows, and fashion week.

Somewhere today this industry losing its shine.

Bhagalpur, once a booming place for silk fabric making is now losing its market to new centres such as Bangalore, and Ahmadabad. Lack of credit, power shortage, and increasing competition from the other silk manufacturing centres has put the Bhagalpur craftsmen under delimma.

The subsidies offered by the government to the silk making units in Bhagalpur are drained off by some other people.

Some of the looms are operated by the generators. Bhagalpur receives power supply only for two hours, chronic power cut in the state also increase the problem.

With the payments for their cloth getting delayed, they face problems in repayment.
The silk industry of Bhagalpur reeling under adverse conditions. The dying markets are staring at the silk weavers for leaving silk industry. Many factories are shut down, the weavers migrate towards other cities and few started selling vegetables.

The silk industry of Bhagalpur is now fighting for a foothold.