Sari in the running, run's an also-ranAre they to ensure that a for-profit business also has sustainability on its agenda? Or is it merely to tick the right boxes for brand-gree...
Best Sarees for Women under 3000End your search for the perfect saree for a special occasion of Diwali with our wide range of sarees for women under 3000. Carry a modern e...
Like Batman for BanarasisThe proliferation of saris that go under the name of the specific, high-end silk sari woven in Varanasi not onl y means hijacking of revenu...
A souvenir from India: Claud Cecil Gurney bought silk saris from Kolkata, used them for making lampshadesFor Gurney, the biggest challenge of luxury today is achieving uniqueness.
A 9-yard tale: Aditi Kothari's love for saris inherited from her mumHer favourite is the French chiffon sari that Kothari wore at her wedding.
Sorry, you don't know your saris: When Indira Gandhi rebuked intelligence chiefIndira Gandhi, had grown up torn between being her tough father's protege and simple mother's protector, revealed Ghose.
Bengal to launch brand baluchari to revive dying artBengal is trying to make the silk a high fashion fabric that would not just save Baluchari from becoming extinct but also get the silk weav...
Kanchipuram silks to cost more as silver shoots upAs prices of raw silk and silver have shot up, expect a price shock if you are in the market for a Kanchipuram silk sari.
Shell out more for Kanchipurams silk sarees“We are unable to keep the prices at their current level,” confirmed Kuppuswamy Chetty of Nalli Silks, one of the oldest retailers of silk ...
'Nishiki' could be Japan's 'Silk Route' to India: WeaverThe weaver was here as part of a special programme organised by the Japanese Embassy to promote trade and cultural relations between the tw...
How contemporary designers are bringing back to life hand-woven fabrics like Paithani and MashruA few keep it closer to the roots, like Vidya Balan who wore a creation from Gaurang Shah, a red paithani sari, to the Maharashtra Film Fes...
Eco-friendly saris setting a new trend in Tamil NaduThe cotton used for weaving the saris was cultivated without using fertilizers or pesticides and dyed with chemical free natural colours.
Obama in India: Gifts galore await the US couple“We have not got the clearances yet but we are hopeful that we will be able to present Obama with a uniquely crafted handloom item,” said S...
Garden Vareli’s Praful and Shilpa Shah set to tell a 17th century story through a silk exhibitionThe original sari people and owners of Garden Vareli, Praful and Shilpa Shah,took on the task of depicting a special period of Indian histo...
Time for sari producers to rethink their target marketThe increasing frequency of red-carpet appearances by the sari — draped on a series of glamorous western personalities — should allay fears...
Narendra Modi's dilemma: Varanasi weavers blame Gujarat's textile city Surat for its plightSurat, they allege, not only produces cheaper imitation saris to dent Varanasi's handloom business but also takes away their best weavers.
- Wedding bells fails to cheer up silk and jewellery sales
Home grown silk and jewellery players, who were hoping that the wedding season would give a fillip to sales, are a disappointed lot.