1. SERICULTURE IN INDIA
This thirty minute documentation is a window on Indian Sericulture/Silk Industry. It explains various commercially known Indian Silk varieties, and also the governmental strategy ‑both Central and State to develop this industry, besides highlighting the research and development efforts of Central Silk Board. Available Languages: English and Hindi
2. PACKAGE FOR PROSPERITY
This video film is devoted to various research innovations of the Central Silk Board relating to mulberry Cultivation and silkworm rearing. It narrates the package of practices developed for mulberry cultivation, both under irrigated and rainfed conditions, and also the improved techniques of silkworm rearing, besides demonstrating the various methods for controlling pests and diseases of mulberry as well as silkworm. Available Languages: English and Kannada
3. A STITCH IN TIME
Silkworm disease is one major stumbling blacken the path of successful cocoon crop harvests. Truly therefore, as the title suggests this video film dwells upon the various pathological problems of silkworm diseases to help the rearer re‑orient the silkworm rearing to achieve bumper cocoon harvests. Available Languages: English and Kannada
4. BIVOLTINE FOR HIGHER YIELD; MORE INCOME
Bivoltine silk is the trump card for the success of Indian Silk Industry. But, being temperate in nature its rearing under tropical conditions of India calls for its effective scientific management. This video deals at length the various aspects of bivoltine silkworm rearing, diseases and control measures and the economic viability of bivoltine rearing. Available Languages: English and Kannada
5. REELING FOR QUALITY SILK
Reeling is the weakest link in the Chain of sericultural activities, and hence needs uncompromising attention , especially in the context of improving the quality of Indian Silk to make it acceptable in the International market. This video is first of its kind and can prove to be the "Bible" of post cocoon technology. Available Languages: English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Marati, Malayalam, Gujarathi, Oriya, Kashmiri and Urdu.
6. CAPSULE FILMS ON POST COCOON TECHNOLOGY
The Central silk Board has produced video capsules on the following post cocoon activities namely Reeling for quality silk, Sorting and Grading, Multiend Reeling, Reeling by products and Water for silk reeling. Available Languages: English, Hindi, Kannada, Gujarathi, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Tamil, Telugu & Urdu
7. STRONG TIES; LOOSE THREADS: WOMEN IN SILK
This video is all about how Indian women are intricately woven in to the warps and welfts of a whole gament of sericulture activities from soil to silk. This film narrates the role of women in mulberry cultivation, silkworm rearing, silk reeling and silk weaving. This video also depicts the economic viability of sericulture as a remunerative avocation. Available Languages: English and Kannada
8. PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE
Like any other industrial activity, silk industry is also beset with professional hazards. This video touches upon the health hazards posed by the reeling and grainage activities and precaution measures to be adopted to insulate the workers against such health hazards. Available Languages: English, Bengali, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu
9. MULBERRY CULTIVATION AND FARM MANAGEMENT [PART I & II]
This film explains visually the different technologies to be adopted in Mulberry Cultivation and farm Management Techniques. The outcome of research and development works carried out to improve the mulberry gardening and silk growing have been vividly discussed. The film reflects on the content of Soil management, Mulberry Varieties, Leaf & Root Diseases, Mealy Bugs, Insects and Pests of Mulberry, Deep Planting, Mulberry Saplings, Bio-fertilizer, Composting, Applicationa of Tricontenal Iron & Zinc and Weedcide. Available Languages: English, Hindi, Kannada, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarathi, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil and Urdu.
10. SILKWORM REARING TECHNOLOGY [ PART I & II ]
This film interprets about the latest technlogies to be adopted in the silkworm rearing. It deals at lenth the various aspects of Uzifly Management, Blue Polythene Sheet, Low Cost Incubation, Shoot Rearing, Hyginene during rearing, Rearing Houges, Bed Disinfectants, Disinfection and Disfection Methods. Available Languages: English, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarathi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Tamil and Urdu.
11. THE STORY OF TASAR
This film is about social rehabilitation of nomadic tribes inhabiting the jungles of Madhya pradseh, Bihar, Orissa, West Bengal & Andhra Pradesh through Tasar Silkworm Rearing. Tasar is the second largest variety of Indian silk. This film courses through the ups & downs of the tasar silk industry in India. Available Language: English
12. ERI SILK IN THE NORTH EAST
North East India is the jewel of the Himalayas, blessed not only with matchless flora and fauna but also the rich heritage of eri silk. This non domesticated silk is produced in the states of Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh. This video is a composite picturisation of the various facets of eri silk industry. Available Language: English
13. GOLDEN MUGA : THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF ASSAM
The golden muga silk is the exclusive preseve of Assam. No wonder therefore at the rest of India is ignorant about its cultural practices. This video has been adjudged as the best industrial film in the 35th National Film Festival, New Delhi. This film depicts the various facets of muga silk industry from food plant to muga silk fabric. Available Language : English
14. LIFE STORY OF A MOTH: THE SILKWORM
This is an educative film on bombix Mori L, the silkworm, which is most popularly domesticated among rest of the varieties of silkworms and reared in large scale all over the world to produce famous commercial mulberry silk. The wonderful activity of construction of the cocoon shells by silkworm which gives fine filament of silk, has been beautifully illustrated in this film. AVAILABLE LANGAUGES : English
15. MULBERRY CULTIVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF GARDEN Available Languages : English, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil.
16. NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT FOR HEALTHY GROWTH OF MULBERRY GARDEN. Available Languages : English, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil.
17. SERICULTURE EXTENSION Available Languages : English, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam
18. SERICULTURE TRAINING Available Languages : English, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam
19. HYGIENE AND CHAWKI REARING Available Languages : English, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam
20. LATE AGE SILKWORM RARING AND QUALITY COCOON PRODUCTION Available Languages : English, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam
21. MECHANIZATION IN SERICULTURE FOR SEASONS & REGIONS Available Languages : English and Kannada
22.NEW SILKWORM RACES FOR SEASONS & REGIONS AVAILABLE LANGUAGES : English and Kannada
23. MULBERRY CULTIVATION PRACTICES IN JAMMU & KASHMIR AVAILABLE LANGUAGES : Hindi, Urdu, Kashmiri and Dogri
24. PACKAGE OF PRACTICES FOR AUTUMN SILKWORM REARING IN JAMMU & KASHMIR AVAILABLE LANGUAGES : Hindi, Urdu, Kashmiri and Dogri
Joint Director (Publicity)
Central Silk Board Ministry of Textiles, Govt. Of India
CSB Complex
BTM Layout, Madiwala
BANGALORE-560068, INDIA
Ph : +91-80-26282118 / 26282119
Fax : +91-80-26281511
Email: jdp@silkboard.org
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