Cited library

How to think about genuineness — Handloom Mark, Silk Mark, GI context, reverse-side observation, and why no single home test is a guarantee.

Care guidance aligned with Silk Mark Organisation of India recommendations, plus Futaaba’s dry-clean note for our silk pieces.

What the Geographical Indication records about Banaras brocades and sarees — geography, materials language, and recognised characteristics.

What is published, what is being researched, and what waits for stronger evidence.

Side-by-side orientation for fabrics, looms, and techniques — without declaring a single winner

Our evidence rules: what we cite, what we refuse to invent, and how Futaaba product language is kept separate from craft scholarship.

An objective comparison grounded in Indian law and the Handloom Mark scheme — without declaring a single “winner.”

What textile documentation and Banaras scholarship say about discontinuous motif brocading — and what we will not invent.