Government emporium · Delhi
The flagship Khadi and Village Industries Commission store in Connaught Place. Besides khadi, it carries tussar and silk fabrics and a first-floor saree section with Kanjivaram, Banarasi, Paithani and Patola. Prices are fixed and reasonable, and the store runs special sales around Gandhi Jayanti.
| Type | Government emporium |
|---|---|
| Home city | Delhi |
| Area | Regal Building, Connaught Place |
Kanchipuram, the temple town about 75 km south-west of Chennai, is the best-known silk weaving centre in Tamil Nadu, and its sarees are widely regarded as the classic south Indian bridal silk.
The Banarasi saree is woven in and around Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, one of the oldest brocade centres in India.
Paithani is a silk saree from Maharashtra, named after the town of Paithan in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) district on the Godavari, which was once the capital of the Satavahana dynasty.
Patan Patola is a double ikat silk saree from Patan in north Gujarat, woven by a few families of the Salvi community, who are believed to have come from Maharashtra in the twelfth century under the Solanki kings.
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'.
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