Tata Silk Farm Bengaluru

During London's Silk Exhibition Of 1912 a display of Indian silk yarn and fabrics invoked great interest by the public and members of the English royal family.

That display belonged to now defunct Tata Silk Farm in Bangalore which won numerous awards for its exhibits.

This is the story of the Tata Experimental Silk Farm in Bangalore, who was responsible for putting Mysore/ Bangalore Silk on the International map in par with European, Chinese and Japanese, and paved the way for organised Sericulture Industry in India.

In year 1910 Tatal Silk Farm was taken over by Salvation Army which resulted in it's overall development.

When it's Commissioner of Salvation Army visited the farm in 1914, he observed that it's  progess is encouraging and it's curriculum should pay more attention to the following stages of weaving silk throwing , warping , twisting and weaving.

He wanted the students who have completed the course successfully they should go back their villages to train and educate weavers.

Very soon the farm  was attracted students to undergo course in instruction and practical experience which they would gain.

Tata Silk farm conducted courses for a duration of six to 12 months with subjects which includes ploughing and preparing the land , planting mulberry and castor saplings which included manuring ,pruning , managing diseases , rearing of worms ,feeding and drying cocoons , making twist and knots , packing finished fabrics for marketing.

The art of weaving consist of three different kinds of looms,bleaching ,winding bobbins , making warps and dressing the finishing fabrics after weaving.

The students were taught to produce silk yarn and fabrics that was competitive in international markets.

The farm's faculty were not only teachers of sericulture , but were trained in marketing reeling and re-reeling machinery ,glass guides , pulleys , spinning machines , mulberry cuttings and seeds , Eri , Mysore and French eggs ,trays and other appliances. 

This led the consolidation of Indian Textiles and sericulture sectors. It could be said that weavers's communities resurrection is due to this institution.

Here are interesting and insightful photographs displayed  are from the early years of the 1910s era giving a visual narrative as well as the insight to the attire of that era of time.

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