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International Congress on Tropical Sericulture Practices

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MS-007-3-21-63-28

Description

Material on the International Congress on Tropical Sericulture Practices organised by The Central Silk Board, Ministry of Textiles of the Government of India and the Swiss Development Co-operation, New Delhi, at Bangalore from 18-23 February 1988. Includes: Invitation for the Inaugural Function presided over by Swaminathan; Programme for the event; paper titled 'Role of Sericulture in Employment Generation' presented by Leena Mehendale, Managing Director of WMDC Ltd.; data on silk production; letter from K. Prabhakara Rao on 18 February 1988 seeking funding for a film on silk growers being made through National Film Development Corporation; Swaminathan's Keynote Address; Presidential Address by Ram Nivas Mirdha, Minister of Textiles; Welcome Speech by S. Muniraju, Chairman of the Central Silk Board; Report by Member-Secretary of the Central Silk Board; and handwritten notes by Swaminathan for his address on the future of sericulture in India at the event.

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February 1988

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M S Swaminathan Papers

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Series 3: Administration

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SS21: Miscellaneous symposia

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