{
  "id": 6257753,
  "title": "From cocoon to campus couture: How students of Thrissur Vimala College have woven a silk dream",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/from-cocoon-to-campus-couture-how-students-of-thrissur-vimala-college",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-08T09:05:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/from-cocoon-to-campus-couture-how-students-of-thrissur-vimala-college-have-woven-a-silk-dream/article71441827.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Thrissur, Kerala, the Zoology Department at Vimala College has embarked on a unique enterprise: V-Weave. This silk production start-up aims to guide students through the entire silk lifecycle, from cultivating mulberry plants and rearing silkworms to the final weaving of sarees.\n\nThe launch of 'V-Weave' marked the first time a college campus in the State had ventured into silkworm rearing and silk cocoon production. Prof. Feeba Rani John, Head of the Department of Zoology, stressed the potential of a \"silk economy\" in Keralam, highlighting that such initiatives should emerge from educational institutions to contribute to the State's economy.\n\nChandy Oommen MLA expressed his support for the initiative, urging other colleges to follow suit and promoting the development of a Silk Economy Mission across the State. V-Weave's success is backed by the Central Silk Board, Silk Mark Organisation of India, and Kerala's Poverty Alleviation Department.\n\nThe college's ultimate goal is to create a campus-branded Kerala silk saree, providing students with hands-on experience in the complete silk production chain and fostering entrepreneurial skills. This ambitious journey from silkworms to sarees has just begun for the zoology students of Vimala College.",
  "summary": "Zoology students take their first steps into sericulture with ‘V-Weave’, a campus start-up that dreams of weaving its own silk sarees",
  "key_points": [
    "V-Weave silk production start-up launched at Vimala College, Thrissur, Kerala.",
    "First college in the State to rear silkworms and produce silk cocoons.",
    "College aims to create campus-branded Kerala silk saree for students."
  ],
  "editors_take": "This initiative sets a precedent for educational institutions in Kerala to drive economic growth, positioning students as entrepreneurs in the state's emerging silk economy.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}