Dilip Barooah Explained

Dilip Barooah (5 August 1957 - 19 August 2020) was an Assamese author and Social Entrepreneur who is credited to be the pioneer of manufacturing of Eri Silk in the North East of India.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Publications

Early life and career

Dilip Barooah was born August 5, 1957, in Margherita, Assam, in northeastern India. Dilip studied at the Assam Textiles Institute. In the early eighties he worked at a textile mill in Mumbai as a manager and then moved to Germany and South Africa. He came back to Assam to advance the industrial growth supported by the government of Assam.[9] [10]

Barooah founded Fabric Plus Pvt Ltd in Mumbai in 2003. Adding value to local raw materials with innovation had Fabric Plus catering to fashion giants like Armani, Hugo Boss, Just Cavalli, Chopard and Moschino among other brands. As a social entrepreneur for Chhaygaon,  Barooah helped the region's growth. The Eri silk spinning mill impacted the lives of 350 spinners and weavers and benefitted 4,500 people engaged in producing silk/cocoon and marketing.[11] Barooah played a significant role in redefining the term "sustainable silk" and its "authenticity".[12] [13]

Up-cycling of reeling waste from Muga silk was a new process introduced by Dilip. By up-cycling the waste procured from the silk reeling process, Dilip was able to convert them back into yarns. This practice was the first achievement of its kind with Muga silk.[14]

Dilip also established Rudrasagar Silk Ltd with the help of the Textile Ministry of India to produce High quality Eri and Muga Silk.[15]

Awards/Recognition

Death

Dilip Barooah died on 19 August 2020 at around 11:30 pm due to COVID-19 related complications.[17]

References

  1. Web site: 2021-02-02. PressReader.
  2. Web site: 2020-08-20. Dilip Barooah, Assam's pioneering ahimsa silk entrepreneur dies of coronavirus. 2021-02-02. NewsFileOnline. en-US. 2021-08-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210803171345/https://newsfile-online.com/2020/08/20/dilip-barooah-assams-pioneering-ahimsa-silk-entrepreneur-dies-of-coronavirus/. dead.
  3. News: Singh. Bikash. NE silk finds place in global map. The Economic Times. 2021-02-02.
  4. Web site: 2020-08-20. Dilip Barooah, Assam's pioneering ahimsa silk entrepreneur dies of coronavirus. 2021-07-05. NewsFileOnline. en-US. 2021-08-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210803171345/https://newsfile-online.com/2020/08/20/dilip-barooah-assams-pioneering-ahimsa-silk-entrepreneur-dies-of-coronavirus/. dead.
  5. Web site: South Asian Ways of Silk: A Patchwork of Biology, Manufacture, Culture and History. 2021-02-02. Silkworm Books. en.
  6. Web site: South Asian Ways of Silk – NIAS Press. 2021-02-02. en-US.
  7. Book: Zethner. Ole. Indian ways of silk: precious threads bridging India's past, present and future. Koustrup. Rie. Barooah. Dilip. 2014. Bhabani Print & Publications . 978-93-81139-79-0. English. 783722912.
  8. Web site: Understanding Morphology, next to Skin Comfort, and Change of Properties during Washing of Knitted Blends of Eri Silk | van Amber | Journal of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181119025025/http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu:80/index.php/JTATM/article/view/14158 . 2018-11-19 .
  9. Web site: Leader. The Weekend. Sick of MNC culture, a textile engineer returns to his roots to help the people. 2021-02-02. www.theweekendleader.com. English.
  10. Web site: WoW. Fabric Plus: Taking Eri silk to the World. 2021-02-02. Women on Wings. 19 November 2018 . en-US.
  11. Web site: Leader. The Weekend. Sick of MNC culture, a textile engineer returns to his roots to help the people. 2021-07-05. www.theweekendleader.com. English.
  12. Web site: Ahimsa eri toast of West - Assam silk endorsed for preserving life of worm. 2021-02-02. www.telegraphindia.com.
  13. Web site: Textile firm targets 50000 jobs. 2021-02-02. www.telegraphindia.com.
  14. Municipal waste generation has been slowly decoupling from economic growth. 2021-02-03. 10.1787/888933484547.
  15. Web site: Excellence. Textile. 2019-02-26. Silkline for Textile Sector in NE India: Smriti Irani Inaugurates Rudrasagar Silk Mill. 2021-02-02. Textile Excellence - Textile & Apparel Newspaper / Magazine. en-US.
  16. Web site: Twelve Northeast true legends honoured. 2021-02-02. www.telegraphindia.com.
  17. Web site: Desk. Sentinel Digital. 2020-08-20. Assam: Silk entrepreneur Dilip Barooah passes away due to COVID-19 - Sentinelassam. 2021-02-03. www.sentinelassam.com. en.

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