Lotus silk is considered one of the most expensive and luxurious fabrics due to its labour-intensive nature and the complexities in its weaving procedure. Today, there are multiple initiatives carried out internationally, where Lotus silk weaving and fabric extractions have made breakthrough progress and innovations for textile industries and small-scale businesses. The history of Lotus silk weaving can be traced back to the early 1900s in Myanmar. An ethnic Intha woman in Kyaing Khan village invented the process of lotus weaving. The first garment woven using lotus fibers was a Buddhist monastic robe called ‘Kya Thingan’, which was used as an offering to the local monasteries. Similarly, multiple monastic robes were then weaved out of lotus fibers to be

Author-Dr.Aishwarya Nair