{"id":19812,"date":"2024-01-28T11:07:03","date_gmt":"2024-01-28T05:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=19812"},"modified":"2025-04-05T20:04:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T14:34:31","slug":"what-is-tasar-silk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/what-is-tasar-silk\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Tasar Silk?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>About Tasar Silk:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a type of <strong>wild silk,<\/strong> which is <strong>made from silkwormsthat feed on plants like Asan<\/strong> and <strong>Arjun<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>People from different parts of India call it <strong>tusaar, tusser, tushar, tusa, tassore, and tasar<\/strong> etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Producers:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>o Globally, it is produced in <strong>China, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>o <strong>India is the second-largest producer<\/strong> of tussar silk and the e<strong>xclusive producer of Indian tussar<\/strong> (also known as tropical tussar), which is largely <strong>tended to by tribals.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>o In India, it is primarily produced in <strong>Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Chattisgarh.<\/strong> Currently, <strong>Jharkhand is one of the largest producers<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Features:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>o It is famous and valued for its <strong>natural golden color<\/strong>. The silk can <strong>also be found in shades of brown, cream, and orange.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The color is caused by the production process <strong>due to the presence of carotenoids in the silk.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>o It is known for its <strong>distinctive textur<\/strong>e, which is often described as <strong>being &#8216;rough&#8217; or &#8216;crinkly.&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This is due to the fact that the <strong>fibers of tasar silk are shorter<\/strong> than those of other silks, such as mulberry silk.<\/li>\n<li>As a result, tasar silk fabrics are <strong>less smooth<\/strong> and <strong>have a more uneven surface.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>o Tasar silk fabrics <strong>have a characteristic weave<\/strong> that is different from other types of silk.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The threads<\/strong> of tasar silk <strong>are often thicker than those of other silks<\/strong>, and they are <strong>woven in a wa<\/strong>y <strong>that creates a &#8216;checkerboard&#8217; pattern<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>o It is <strong>lightweight yet surprisingly strong<\/strong>, with a luxuriously soft feel often compared to that of cashmere or velvet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>o It <strong>does not retain moisture<\/strong>, and this quality makes it a delight to wear in warmer climates of the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>o Tasar silk is <strong>more porous, <\/strong>which makes it more wearable.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Q1<\/strong>: What is weaving?<\/h3>\n<p>Weaving is the production of fabric by interlacing two sets of yarns so that they cross each other, normally at right angles, usually accomplished with a hand- or power-operated loom.<\/p>\n<p>\nSource:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ptinews.com\/story\/national\/j-khand-s-in-r-day-parade-showcases-skill-of-tribal-women-in-tasar-silk-production\/1243253\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8216;khand&#8217;s in R-Day parade showcases skill of tribal women in Tasar silk production<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tasar Silk is a type of wild silk, which is made from silkworms that feed on plants like Asan and Arjun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":19813,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-19812","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19812"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19812\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}