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The West Bengal finance and industries minister Amit Mitra gave a speech at the Silk River closing ceremony which highlighted the revival of the local silk industry, referred to as muslin

Prabhat Khabar is a Hindi language newspaper published daily in Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal. This article shows the British High Commissioner Sir Dominic Asquith attending the Silk River closing ceremony on 16th Dec.

Silk River Closing Ceremony. This image appeared in the Khabar 365 newspaper on 17th-December on page 4, reporting on the Silk River Closing Ceremony which happened the day before.

Bengal, England Tied by Rivers. Calcutta: A project that recorded the stories of 20 communities living along the Hooghly in Bengal and the Thames in the UK saw its finale at the Victoria Memorial on Saturday.

Silk River Journey commemorates Indo-UK year of culture This article appeared in the Business Standard online edition on 16th Dec,...

Bengal reviving Muslin industry, says Amit Mitra, West Bengal Finance and Industries Minister, addressing the culmination of the Silk River project.

After four weeks of travel and years of planning, the Silk River has reached the end of its journey with the closing ceremony today at Kolkata’s Victoria Memorial.

Where the Thames and Hooghly meet: Journey of surprises ends with a spectacular finale at Victoria Memorial Hall