Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c6.s2.t1.10

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worm in early Hindu literature refer to an imported and not a locally produced silk. Neither this worm nor the plant on which it feeds has ever been found in indigenous condition in India—certainly never in the parts of India where seri-culture exists.' The introduction of silk-worms in Bengal may be due to Chinese influence like the introduction of Chinese paper, which will be described presently.