▁the ▁sil k ▁industry ▁in ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Mys ore ▁was ▁first ▁initi ated ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁T ip u ▁Sultan ▁nearly ▁ 1 7 8 0 - 1 7 9 0 AC . ▁Later ▁it ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁a ▁global ▁de pression , ▁and ▁competition ▁from ▁imported ▁sil k ▁and ▁ray on . ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁it ▁rev ived ▁and ▁the ▁Mys ore ▁State ▁became ▁the ▁top ▁mult iv olt ine ▁sil k ▁producer ▁in ▁India . ▁ ▁About ▁Mys ore ▁sil k ▁is ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁K arn ata ka ▁Sil k ▁Indust ries ▁Corporation ▁Limited ▁( KS IC ). ▁The ▁factory ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁by ▁Sri ▁N al v adi ▁Kr ish nar aja ▁W ode yar , ▁the ▁Mah ar aja ▁of ▁Mys ore . ▁Initial ly , ▁the ▁sil k ▁fab rics ▁were ▁manufact ured ▁& ▁supplied ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁requirements ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁family ▁and ▁orn amental ▁fab rics ▁to ▁their ▁armed ▁forces . ▁After ▁India ▁gained ▁independence , ▁the ▁Mys ore ▁State ▁Ser icult ure ▁De pt . ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁sil k ▁we aving ▁factory . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁the ▁factory ▁was ▁handed ▁over ▁to ▁K S IC , ▁a ▁government ▁of ▁K arn ata ka ▁industry . ▁Today , ▁products ▁include ▁sil k ▁sare es , ▁sh ir ts , ▁kur ta ’ s , ▁sil k ▁d hot i , ▁and ▁neck ties