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Kanishka's

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Kanishka's

A Kolkata boutique founded in 1970 by Dilip and Nandita Raja, one of the city's oldest, known for contemporary hand-block printing and handwoven sarees. Good for printed silks and tussar rather than heavy wedding brocades, with entry prices on the lower side.

TypeFamily house
Home cityKolkata
AreaKolkata
Founded1970

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Bhagalpuri tussar

Bhagalpur, on the southern bank of the Ganga in eastern Bihar, is India's best-known centre for tussar (tasar) silk weaving and is often called the 'Silk City'.

Murshidabad silk

Murshidabad, in central West Bengal on the Bhagirathi river, was the capital of the Nawabs of Bengal in the eighteenth century and one of the principal silk-producing areas of India; its silk was exported widely through the East India Company.

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