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{{Short description|Assamese author and social entrepreneur}}
[[File:ISU 印度 - 复件.jpg|thumb|328x328px|Dilip Barooah at ISU (International Silk Union)]]
'''Dilip Barooah''' (5 August 1957 - 19 August 2020) was an [[Assamese people|Assamese]] author and [[Social entrepreneurship|Social Entrepreneur]] who is credited to be the pioneer of manufacturing of [[Eri silk|Eri Silk]] in the North East of India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=|url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-assam-tribune/20200927/282368337087305|access-date=2021-02-02|via=PressReader}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-20|title=Dilip Barooah, Assam's pioneering ahimsa silk entrepreneur dies of coronavirus|url=https://newsfile-online.com/2020/08/20/dilip-barooah-assams-pioneering-ahimsa-silk-entrepreneur-dies-of-coronavirus/|access-date=2021-02-02|website=NewsFileOnline|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803171345/https://newsfile-online.com/2020/08/20/dilip-barooah-assams-pioneering-ahimsa-silk-entrepreneur-dies-of-coronavirus/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Singh|first=Bikash|title=NE silk finds place in global map|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/garments-/-textiles/ne-silk-finds-place-in-global-map/articleshow/4895345.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2021-02-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-20|title=Dilip Barooah, Assam's pioneering ahimsa silk entrepreneur dies of coronavirus|url=https://newsfile-online.com/2020/08/20/dilip-barooah-assams-pioneering-ahimsa-silk-entrepreneur-dies-of-coronavirus/|access-date=2021-07-05|website=NewsFileOnline|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803171345/https://newsfile-online.com/2020/08/20/dilip-barooah-assams-pioneering-ahimsa-silk-entrepreneur-dies-of-coronavirus/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Publications ==

* South Asian Ways of Silk: A Patchwork of Biology, Manufacture, Culture and History <ref>{{Cite web|title=South Asian Ways of Silk: A Patchwork of Biology, Manufacture, Culture and History|url=https://silkwormbooks.com/products/south-asian-ways-of-silk|access-date=2021-02-02|website=Silkworm Books|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=South Asian Ways of Silk – NIAS Press|url=https://www.niaspress.dk/book/south-asian-ways-of-silk/|access-date=2021-02-02|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Indian ways of silk : precious threads bridging India's past, present and future <ref>{{Cite book|last1=Zethner|first1=Ole|title=Indian ways of silk: precious threads bridging India's past, present and future|last2=Koustrup|first2=Rie|last3=Barooah|first3=Dilip|date=2014|publisher=Bhabani Print & Publications |isbn=978-93-81139-79-0|language=English|oclc=783722912}}</ref>
*Understanding Morphology, next to Skin Comfort, and Change of Properties during Washing of Knitted Blends of Eri Silk<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Understanding Morphology, next to Skin Comfort, and Change of Properties during Washing of Knitted Blends of Eri Silk | van Amber | Journal of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management|date=|url=https://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/JTATM/article/view/14158|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119025025/http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu:80/index.php/JTATM/article/view/14158 |archive-date=2018-11-19 |access-date=|website=}}</ref>

== Early life and career ==
Dilip Barooah was born August 5, 1957, in Margherita, [[Assam]], in northeastern [[India]]. Dilip studied at the Assam Textiles Institute. In the early eighties he worked at a textile mill in [[Mumbai]] as a manager and then moved to [[Germany]] and [[South Africa]]. He came back to [[Assam]] to advance the industrial growth supported by the government of Assam.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Leader|first=The Weekend|title=Sick of MNC culture, a textile engineer returns to his roots to help the people|url=https://www.theweekendleader.com/Success/272/changing-the-social-fabric.html|access-date=2021-02-02|website=www.theweekendleader.com|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=WoW|title=Fabric Plus: Taking Eri silk to the World|url=https://www.womenonwings.com/2018/11/fabric-plus-taking-eri-silk-to-the-world/|access-date=2021-02-02|website=Women on Wings|date=19 November 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Barooah founded Fabric Plus Pvt Ltd in [[Mumbai]] in 2003.<ref name=":1" /> Adding value to local [[raw material]]s with innovation had Fabric Plus catering to fashion giants like [[Armani]], [[Hugo Boss]], [[Roberto Cavalli|Just Cavalli]], [[Chopard]] and [[Moschino]] among other brands. As a social entrepreneur for [[Chaygaon|Chhaygaon]], Barooah helped the region's growth. The [[Eri silk]] spinning mill impacted the lives of 350 spinners and weavers and benefitted 4,500 people engaged in producing silk/cocoon and marketing.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Leader|first=The Weekend|title=Sick of MNC culture, a textile engineer returns to his roots to help the people|url=https://www.theweekendleader.com/Success/272/changing-the-social-fabric.html|access-date=2021-07-05|website=www.theweekendleader.com|language=English}}</ref> Barooah played a significant role in redefining the term "sustainable silk" and its "authenticity".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Ahimsa eri toast of West - Assam silk endorsed for preserving life of worm|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/ahimsa-eri-toast-of-west-assam-silk-endorsed-for-preserving-life-of-worm/cid/345606|access-date=2021-02-02|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Textile firm targets 50000 jobs|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/textile-firm-targets-50000-jobs/cid/1627658|access-date=2021-02-02|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>

[[Upcycling|Up-cycling]] of reeling waste from [[Muga silk]] was a new process introduced by Dilip. By up-cycling the waste procured from the [[silk reeling]] process, Dilip was able to convert them back into yarns. This practice was the first achievement of its kind with Muga silk.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Municipal waste generation has been slowly decoupling from economic growth|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888933484547|access-date=2021-02-03|doi=10.1787/888933484547|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

Dilip also established Rudrasagar Silk Ltd with the help of the [[Ministry of Textiles|Textile Ministry of India]] to produce High quality [[Eri silk|Eri]] and [[Muga silk|Muga Silk]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Excellence|first=Textile|date=2019-02-26|title=Silkline for Textile Sector in NE India: Smriti Irani Inaugurates Rudrasagar Silk Mill|url=https://www.textileexcellence.com/featured/silkline-for-textile-sector-in-ne-india-smriti-irani-inaugurates-rudrasagar-silk-mill/|access-date=2021-02-02|website=Textile Excellence - Textile & Apparel Newspaper / Magazine|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-02-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206192154/https://www.textileexcellence.com/featured/silkline-for-textile-sector-in-ne-india-smriti-irani-inaugurates-rudrasagar-silk-mill/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Awards/Recognition ==

* Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award<ref name=":0" />
* True Legends Awards 2016 Northeast <ref>{{Cite web|title=Twelve Northeast true legends honoured|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/twelve-northeast-true-legends-honoured/cid/1495009|access-date=2021-02-02|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>

== Death ==
Dilip Barooah died on 19 August 2020 at around 11:30 pm due to [[COVID-19]] related complications.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=Sentinel Digital|date=2020-08-20|title=Assam: Silk entrepreneur Dilip Barooah passes away due to COVID-19 - Sentinelassam|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/assam-silk-entrepreneur-dilip-barooah-passes-away-due-to-covid-19-496303|access-date=2021-02-03|website=www.sentinelassam.com|language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Businesspeople from Assam]]
[[Category:People from Tinsukia district]]
[[Category:1957 births]]
[[Category:2020 deaths]]
[[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India]]

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