Ahimsa Peace Silk
The traditional
process of silk
production requires the killing of hundreds of thousands of silk moths. The larvae are boiled alive, roasted or centrifuged. The female moths are slit open to check for diseases after they have laid the eggs for the next generation. Most consumers are not aware of the cruelty involved in the process of production. However, silk can also be made in a non-violent, eco-friendly and sustainable way.
Ahimsa Peace Silk does away with brutal practices in the silk production without compromising on the quality of the silk and the productivity of operations. Unlike the conventional method where the pupae are killed before reeling yarn from the cocoons, in the process of Ahimsa Peace Silk production the adult moths are allowed to emerge alive from the cocoons and then the silk yarn is spun from the open ended or pierced cocoons found in the wild or from those used in breeding cycles. The silk moths best suited for the production of ahimsa silk are the Eri Silk Moth ( Philosamia ricini).
Ahimsa Peace Silk has been developed by the largest NGO in the country, People for Animals. Its Chairperson is the world-renowned environmentalist and animal activist/ spokesperson Mrs Maneka Gandhi. This NGO runs animal hospitals and ambulances, takes care of animal management with government bodies and does a lot of legal and educational work for animals