▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁Pi ura ▁Region <0x0A> </s> ▁A ▁Sol ap uri ▁ch ad ar ▁( ), ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Sol ap uri ▁Ch ed dar ▁( lit : ▁" Sol ap uri ▁bed ▁sheet "), ▁is ▁a ▁cot ton ▁bed ▁sheet ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁Sol ap ur ▁city ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁state ▁of ▁Mah ar as ht ra . ▁These ▁ch ad ars ▁are ▁popular ▁in ▁India ▁where ▁they ▁are ▁manufact ured ▁using ▁hand ▁lo oms ▁and ▁are ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁design ▁and ▁dur ability . ▁Sol ap uri ▁ch ad ars ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁product ▁in ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁to ▁obtain ▁Ge ographical ▁Ind ic ation ▁( G I ) ▁status . ▁ ▁History ▁Sol ap ur ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁text ile ▁industry . ▁Once ▁it ▁had ▁Asia ' s ▁largest ▁spin ning ▁mill s . ▁The ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁hand lo om ▁we aving ▁industry ▁in ▁Sol ap ur ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁comm enced ▁during ▁the ▁regime ▁of ▁the ▁P esh was . ▁There ▁were ▁numerous ▁small ▁independent ▁art isan ▁we a vers ▁in ▁the ▁industry . ▁Each ▁art isan - house ▁had ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁lo oms ▁which ▁were ▁generally ▁handled ▁by ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁family . ▁The ▁family ▁was ▁the ▁unit ▁of ▁work ▁and ▁the ▁women ▁and ▁the ▁children ▁helped ▁the ▁we aver ▁in ▁prepar atory ▁processes ▁and ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁in ▁d ye ing ▁also . ▁The ▁rise ▁of ▁the ▁modern ▁factory ▁in ▁India ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9