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Describe your views on preparation of silk by killing the larvae. What ways do you suggest to prevent this activity towards silk moth? |
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Answer» 1. I feel very unhappy on the methods used for producing silk by killing the larvae of silk moths. 2. I feel ashamed as a human being, for killing the innocent larvae in the boiled water for getting silk. 3. It is better to avoid these practices for getting silk. 4. We should encourage Ahimsa silk which is obtained in non – violent way. In this method, the pupa of silk worm is allowed to hatch and the left over cocoon is then used to derive silk. This method of silk production is introduced by Kusuma Rajaiah, a handloom technologist and a former employee in AP Handloom department. 5. We should encourage the trails executing to find sources of silk other than silk worms. 6. A Manipuri silk inventor named Tongbran Bijay Santhi, introduced to draw silk like threads from Lotus stem. We should welcome this type of inventors to pave new ways for getting silk. |
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