Description

About the Craft and Artisan: Gopalganj Silk is a cooperative society with over 350 weavers that work out of two villages in Bihar- Kadirganj, and Gopalganj. The cooperative is run by Shailendra Kumar. The women extract thread from cocoons while men weave them into the fabric. They produce beautiful silk sarees, dupattas, stoles, and running material in Tussar. Interestingly, Bihar is the largest producer of Tussar silk in India.