The Silk Route- filmed and directed by Gurmeet Sapal

In a few villages of Jharkhand, a large community of silk rearers is learning to dream again. An ancient tradition has been revived. And is giving the villagers a new means of livelihood, ending their days of chronic poverty.

Barely a few years ago, thousands of tribals had given up the traditional vocation of tasar sericulture because of never ending loses.

Thanks to the efforts of PRADAN, a voluntary orgnization, this sector has been revived, and is providing livelihood to thousands of poor villagers in Bihar and Jharkhand. PRADAN's efforts have empowered them with modern and scientific techniques of producing silk.

India's current production of tasar silk is way behind the demand. The silk route is an inspiring story of how tasar sericulture has turned around the lives of tribals in Jharkhand, and more significantly the promise this sector holds for millions of others living in India's countryside.

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Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Gurmeet Sapal
• India
• Silk
• insects
• tasar
• Pradan
• jharkhand
• wildlife
• environment
• people
• livelihood

[cafekawaii]

Thanks for the video this is really informative.