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Article Title: Tribal Textiles - The Indian Story
Author: Adam Peters
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Contemporary Indian textile reveals a lot about the rich
cultural past of India. Simplicity and variety have helped
textile art from various pockets in India flourish to global
acceptance.

Indian is known to be one of the oldest textile manufacturing
countries of the world. The Indus valley is where it is said to
have originated. Ancient literature makes detailed mention about
the processes involved with textile manufacturing. Amongst
these, the Rigveda provides details about the weaving processes
of those times. Indian mythology also reveals a lot about
textiles. The Ramayana and Mahabharata have documented the
existence of fabrics in that era. The stylized clothing of the
rich and aristocrats and the simple clothing of the ordinary
find brief mention in the epics.

Apart from this, cotton material found in the Egyptian tombs
was found to be made in Gujarat. Most of the ancient writings
also talk about textile manufacturing thereby reinforcing the
fact that this was indeed in existence in the past. Surplus
garments were often exported to other countries. This has been
clearly scripted in the historical musings of the famous
vijayanagar empire (ad 1504). Textile manufacturing was referred
to as an important trade of that era. One of the reasons that
the textile industry picked up in India in the ancient times was
because of the suitable climate, social customs and availability
of raw materials required for the process.

From a trade perspective, India has had several ties with
countries of the East and the West. The popularity of Indian
silk helped it reach the Roman Empire in huge volumes. Research
has revealed pieces of cotton garments originating from Gujarat,
in the Egyptian tombs. This was found especially in the tombs at
Fostat, of the 5th century A.D. At some point cotton textiles
were also exported to verious regions of China. This happened
primarily during the renowned times of the silk trade. Silk
fabrics from south India also found a big market and preference
in Indonesia. While this was happening, the European markets
were not spared either.

The 'British East India Company' made a huge killing in the
textile business mainly benefiting from different varieties of
Indian made clothing, one of them being Dacca muslins. In this
era muslins from Bengal, Orissa and Bihar also gained
popularity. Muslin is a thin fabric made from cotton and usually
has printed designs of flowers, etc. It has a shiny appearance.
This style is still in vogue. A lot of the current designs and
patterns are a continuation of that school of art and design.
The motifs, designs, patterns, etc. and the old weaving
techniques are still used by handloom weavers, although the
textile weaving process has changed significantly with the
advent of power-looms.

Indian textile has thus found a place in the global market,
mainly due to its high quality. That apart the pricing is very
affordable when compared to the competition.

One can find varieties to choose between Cushion covers,
curtains, bed covers, linen, shoes, handmade paper, quilts, etc.
And the best part is the price. These items are available at a
fraction of the price one would pay in the western world. Some
other aspects gaining popularity are the Bandhani and Batik
printing techniques. Block printing has amazed the western
buyers so much that they are exported in huge volumes.

Contemporary Indian textile reveals a lot about the rich
cultural past of India. Simplicity and variety have helped
textile art from various pockets in India flourish to global
acceptance. The historical revelation of this art has also
helped in adding popularity to Indian textile art even today and
will continue to popularize this art in the future as well.

About The Author: Adam Peters is the author of many resources
on furniture related topics published at
http://www.home-decorating-reviews.com . Find more information
and resources on tribal textiles at his web
http://www.home-decorating-reviews.com/tribal_textiles.html

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