Way back in 2011, Bollywood actess Vidya Balan played the lead in the movie “The Dirty Picture” which was inspired by the life of south actress Silk Smitha and the movie won her a National award for ...

Leizu (嫘祖), known also as Lady Hsi Ling Shih (西陵氏) is a legendary figure in Chinese history credited with the discovery of silk and the invention of the silk loom. Silk is undoubtedly one of the most ...

Archaeologists have uncovered rare, printed fabrics dating back around 1,300 years. While the fabrics had originated in the East, they were found in an Israeli dump! It is the first evidence of a ...