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Dilip Barooah (5 August 1957 - 19 August 2020) was an Assamese author and Social Entrepreneur who is credited to be the pioneer of manufacturing of Eri Silk in the North East of India.[1][2][3][4]

Publications[edit]

  • South Asian Ways of Silk: A Patchwork of Biology, Manufacture, Culture and History [5][6]
  • Indian ways of silk : precious threads bridging India's past, present and future [7]
  • Understanding Morphology, next to Skin Comfort, and Change of Properties during Washing of Knitted Blends of Eri Silk[8]

Early life and career[edit]

Dilip Barooah was born August 5, 1957, in Margherita, Assam, in northeastern India. Dilip studied at the Assam Textiles Institute. In the early eighties he worked at a textile mill in Mumbai as a manager and then moved to Germany and South Africa. He came back to Assam to advance the industrial growth supported by the government of Assam.[9][10]

Barooah founded Fabric Plus Pvt Ltd in Mumbai in 2003.[3] Adding value to local raw materials with innovation had Fabric Plus catering to fashion giants like Armani, Hugo Boss, Just Cavalli, Chopard and Moschino among other brands. As a social entrepreneur for Chhaygaon,  Barooah helped the region's growth. The Eri silk spinning mill impacted the lives of 350 spinners and weavers and benefitted 4,500 people engaged in producing silk/cocoon and marketing.[11] Barooah played a significant role in redefining the term "sustainable silk" and its "authenticity".[12][13]

Up-cycling of reeling waste from Muga silk was a new process introduced by Dilip. By up-cycling the waste procured from the silk reeling process, Dilip was able to convert them back into yarns. This practice was the first achievement of its kind with Muga silk.[14]

Dilip also established Rudrasagar Silk Ltd with the help of the Textile Ministry of India to produce High quality Eri and Muga Silk.[15]

Awards/Recognition[edit]

  • Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award[12]
  • True Legends Awards 2016 Northeast [16]

Death[edit]

Dilip Barooah died on 19 August 2020 at around 11:30 pm due to COVID-19 related complications.[17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-assam-tribune/20200927/282368337087305. Retrieved 2021-02-02 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "Dilip Barooah, Assam's pioneering ahimsa silk entrepreneur dies of coronavirus". NewsFileOnline. 2020-08-20. Archived from the original on 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  3. ^ a b Singh, Bikash. "NE silk finds place in global map". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  4. ^ "Dilip Barooah, Assam's pioneering ahimsa silk entrepreneur dies of coronavirus". NewsFileOnline. 2020-08-20. Archived from the original on 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  5. ^ "South Asian Ways of Silk: A Patchwork of Biology, Manufacture, Culture and History". Silkworm Books. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  6. ^ "South Asian Ways of Silk – NIAS Press". Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  7. ^ Zethner, Ole; Koustrup, Rie; Barooah, Dilip (2014). Indian ways of silk: precious threads bridging India's past, present and future. Bhabani Print & Publications. ISBN 978-93-81139-79-0. OCLC 783722912.
  8. ^ "Understanding Morphology, next to Skin Comfort, and Change of Properties during Washing of Knitted Blends of Eri Silk | van Amber | Journal of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management". Archived from the original on 2018-11-19.
  9. ^ Leader, The Weekend. "Sick of MNC culture, a textile engineer returns to his roots to help the people". www.theweekendleader.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  10. ^ WoW (19 November 2018). "Fabric Plus: Taking Eri silk to the World". Women on Wings. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  11. ^ Leader, The Weekend. "Sick of MNC culture, a textile engineer returns to his roots to help the people". www.theweekendleader.com. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  12. ^ a b "Ahimsa eri toast of West - Assam silk endorsed for preserving life of worm". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  13. ^ "Textile firm targets 50000 jobs". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  14. ^ "Municipal waste generation has been slowly decoupling from economic growth". doi:10.1787/888933484547. Retrieved 2021-02-03. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  15. ^ Excellence, Textile (2019-02-26). "Silkline for Textile Sector in NE India: Smriti Irani Inaugurates Rudrasagar Silk Mill". Textile Excellence - Textile & Apparel Newspaper / Magazine. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  16. ^ "Twelve Northeast true legends honoured". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  17. ^ Desk, Sentinel Digital (2020-08-20). "Assam: Silk entrepreneur Dilip Barooah passes away due to COVID-19 - Sentinelassam". www.sentinelassam.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
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