Jamsetji Tata, founder of the Tata Group, was convinced that the silk industry could be of great benefit to India because Indian conditions were suitable to cultivation of the silkworm. He believed that India could become famous for silk. During a visit to Japan in 1893, he was impressed by how well the Japanese had developed scientific sericulture, including intense care of the soil. He came back to India, determined to establish India’s finest silk manufacturing unit. Jamsetji chose Bangalore for his silk farm because the temperate climate in this city resembled that of Japan.
