How India Become the Golden Bird?

India's Incredible apparel industry in India

 Till 17th and 18th century India had a share of 35 to 40% in the world trade but what was that which made India the Golden Bird?  It is true that neither in ancient India nor in present time, India has had any big gold, silver or diamond mines, of course Karnataka has one or two such mines but it is believed that India's Science and Technology was so developed, Indian Products were so rich, Indian spices, Indian garments and textile Indian Science and Technology were so great that products made in India had a huge demand across the world and international buyers of these products paid in gold and silver which made India very rich which shows that India's manufacturing sector was highly developed which ensure huge income for the country. 
How India's manufacturing sector was rich can be understood from the fact that when people across the world were living in jungles and did not have proper garments to wear, it was that time when people of this country were capable of manufacturing very fine and rich quality garments. Indian spices were also high in demand across the world and rich people of other countries would display these rare spices in their drawing rooms. Showcasing Indian spices in their drawing rooms was considered to be a symbol of affluence. Rich people in other parts of the world would flaunt to say that they had one or two kilograms of peppercorn. How India became the world Guru can be understood from the fact that the garments manufactured in India were so rich so fine that people in other parts of the world were eager to buy them by paying equal quantity of gold or silver. So rich, so well developed was our technology to manufacture textile and garments which fetched a lot of gold , silver, diamond and gems to the country.

India had a rout to connect the world and this route was called Silk route and this route was developed for trade of garments and textiles. The technology to manufacture textile and garments in India was so developed , was very rich and this can be understood from the fact that people in other parts of the world would use the fur of animals like sheep or goat besides the skin of these animals to make jackets but not the garments and these jackets were very thick and very heavy. While at the same time rich quality garments and Textiles were manufactured in India. When the foreigners visited India they experienced textile and cotton for the first time and after seeing the cotton plant they believed that people of India wood harvest the animal fur in the field. They could not imagine that such fabric can be grown on plants in the field. Here is one more example to prove how well developed was India's Cotton Industry in the ninth century. It is said that Indian cotton was so fine that a whole of its bundle could be passed through a ring.
A French Traveller called Bernier visited India in 17th century. Seeing Indian textile and garments he said that its texture is so fine that if you wear a dress material made of this textile you won't feel that there is any cloth on your body.

Once a Persian Ambassador visited India and he took away many gifts for his King from here. He showed a coconut shell to his King which contained 30 of silk which was surprising for them search was fine craftsmanship of Indian weavers.

The British came to India in the 18th century and after coming here they tested Indian fabric and they found out that Indian textile contained 2425 strands which was surprising because even now when thread is made even today it contains only 500 to 600 counts of strands and if we talk about the era of Emperor Jahangir a piece of cotton 15 metre long and one metre wide with only 100 grains (1 gm = 15.5 grains). Such was the fine technique of preparing Textile in India those days but now this technology has become extinct which is unfortunate.

Patanjali's new initiative in Textile technology to make fabric from bamboo

Bamboo is found across the world and it has around 1500 species. Some of them grow very slowly while some others grow 1 metre in just one day. One does not need to do a specific cultivation to grow bamboo, to use fertilizers and pesticides for its cultivation . Its plant also does not require to be watered. It can be grown in abundance with very little effort and Patanjali has succeeded in preparing textile from this plant. Textile prepared from bamboo is already in use in Europe and it is a part of their fashion and it is interesting to know that celebrity athletes use the socks made of this fabric. You know how fabric is made from bamboo is also a very interesting subject. Bamboo is converted into Pulp and this pulp is used to make thread which is needed to make textile. Bamboo textile is surprisingly good which has been made by Patanjali and this textile is capable of absorbing a lot of sweat released from our body in severe hot conditions. Bamboo textile has two important properties - it is antifungal , second it is anti bacterial. Which means neither bacteria nor fungus can grow on this fabric and even if they grow on it they will easily get destroyed naturally. Bacteria and virus are made of singular cell and they can grow very easily anywhere when the get favourable condition like humidity moisture and wetness caused due to sweat. There is one more speciality of this cloth as it is as soft as Pashmina wool of Kashmir.

Clothes are made from three sources- one is the fur of animals, another one is prepared from silkworm, thread is also made from the hair of the animals like sheep, goat and hare, while another source of dress material comes from the plant world, for example- cotton, bamboo and others and the third source is - Industrial source in which plastic and nylon are used to make dress materials. The dress material which comes from the animal world are very worm, its fabric cannot be knitting very finely and it can also not prevent the development and growth of bacteria which is harmful but on the contrary such dress materials are conducive for growth of bacteria, while cotton is the best fabric however it is getting to become a victim of a big conspiracy. Now BT Cotton has come in the market and the BT cotton seeds contain the poison of Scorpio to prevent the growth of microbes. This BT cotton is harmful for both farmers and animals as they cause itching in the skin of the farmers and can make animals sick. Agricultural scientist Bhai Devendra Sharma is of the view that when BT cotton seeds were given to rats to be eaten and after some months the rats developed cancerous tumors. The fabric made of BT cotton also contains poison. Views dress materials to protect our body from the ill effect of environment and if our dress material contains poison then it will definitely come in contact with our skin and its touch can cause diseases. There are certain herbs, if they are worn as garland they can cure the disease like jaundice if we drink water from a copper utensil then our body will get the properties of copper, similarly the good or bad properties of dress material will also definitely impact our skin, if our dress material is bad like nylon then we will have to suffer from health point of view. Dress materials made from bamboo are soft and flexible like Pashmina and they are also biodegradable besides they also contain thermocontrol properties and if we wear this kind of dress materials then our body will remain warm in winter season, besides bamboo is capable of absorbing moisture therefore it will always keep our body free from the moisture caused due to sweating in summer season. Dress materials made from bamboo can absorb much more moisture and water than normal cotton material , at the same time such material made from bamboo are easy to wash, this is why this material has become a fashion symbol in the European countries and rich people feel glory in using such clothes. Celebrity athletes use socks made of bamboo because they sweat profusely, splinters sweat a lot , therefore they have high chances of skidding, while running on the ground, and they are not able to have proper grip which is why they use socks made of bamboo which can absorb a large amount of sweat while nylon and bamboo if they are compared both are bamboo is biodegradable and it does not have any ill impact on the environment, at the same time it has also a benefit that bamboo can be grown anywhere and there is no need for proper cultivation process to be followed. It can be grown on mountains, it it grows in Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh naturally and it also has got a property that it absorbs five times more carbon dioxide from the environment and releases 30% more oxygen , therefore this is the best way to promote the growth of bamboo for better environment, while on the other hand nylon is a petroleum product and when is manufactured it requires the wastage of a lot of energy, a lot of water is wasted and it is also useless for the environment on the contrary it has ill effect on our environment.  On one hand nylon can be prepared very easily but its degradation takes hundreds of years.

If you leave the dress material made of bamboo in sunlight or in the soil then it will be easily destroyed and will get assimilated in the soil in just 5 to 7 years time while nylon based dress materials whether you keep them in the soil or throw in the water bodies or put on the mountain it will remain as it is for 100 to 150 years because nylon is a type of plastic therefore it should be used in a very little amount and it is also fact that dambo base dress materials are much better than even cotton.

Patanjali is of the view that people should be provided with best quality products and they should also be aware of what is good for them and what is bad for them and you can feel this by using Patanjali manufactured dress materials, therefore you are requested to use them for the best experience.

Patanjali has brought to you a complete brand by name LiveFit and this brand comes under Patanjali  garments or Patanjali Paridhan and they are not available everywhere. There are only five - seven stores where they are available and if you find any difficulty in getting them, then you can visit our website patanjaliayurved.net and you can buy them online. One of our stores is located at Pitampura in Delhi from where you can buy them or you can also buy such dress materials from Haridwar based Mega Store and we would wish that you should give it a try the process which we have adopted in manufacturing the dress materials according to our ancient traditions and you will definitely have a great experience. 
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