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Semi matka silk

Haate bona,
chhapa noy

Woven in, not printed on. Ulte dekhun, pichone suto dekhben.

Rajshahi cotton

Age rong,
pore bunon

The suto is dyed first, then woven. Eta ke ikkat bole.

Soft dhakai jamdani

Ek ek ta buti,
haate tola

Kono drawing nei. The tanti puts in every buti by hand.

Fancy silk counter

Chhoy gaj,
ek jon tanti

One weaver, many days. Haate bona kapor mesin er moto hoy na.

Vidarbha semi tassar

Chhobi te
sob bojha jaay na

Video te dekhun kemon pore. A photo cannot show you that.

See the full catalogue

Saat rokom shari

Laid out the way the shop is. Tap a shelf to see every saree with its price.

Cottons from the Shree Howrah shelves See Cottons in the catalogue 20 designs · 158 sarees · from ₹995 Cottons Everyday tant, khadi and cotton. Our biggest shelf. See all→
Under 999 Store from the Shree Howrah shelves See Under 999 Store in the catalogue 18 designs · 86 sarees · from ₹595 Under 999 Store Every saree here is under 999 rupees. See all→
Dhakai Jamdani from the Shree Howrah shelves See Dhakai Jamdani in the catalogue 8 designs · 78 sarees · from ₹1,175 Dhakai Jamdani Every buti put in by hand. No drawing to follow. See all→
Fancy Silks from the Shree Howrah shelves See Fancy Silks in the catalogue 11 designs · 72 sarees · from ₹895 Fancy Silks Matka, tassar and katan. For the days you want some shine. See all→
Tant Sarees from the Shree Howrah shelves See Tant Sarees in the catalogue 8 designs · 35 sarees · from ₹995 Tant Sarees Bengal's own weave. Applique, kantha and hand-painted. See all→
Semi Silks from the Shree Howrah shelves See Semi Silks in the catalogue 6 designs · 35 sarees · from ₹1,075 Semi Silks Falls like silk, priced like cotton. Good for a wedding. See all→
Fancy Cottons from the Shree Howrah shelves See Fancy Cottons in the catalogue 1 design · 10 sarees · from ₹1,175 Fancy Cottons Painted one at a time. You get the exact one you see. See all→

Full catalogue · 474 sarees

Notun elo

Just in. These are the designs moving fastest this season.

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Yellow Gold Hand Katdana Dhakai Jamdani Saree Dhakai JamdaniWhatsApp korun Yellow Gold Hand Katdana Dhakai Jamdani Saree ₹2,675Soft cotton with katdana · with blouse piece Yellow Teal Begumpuri Khadi Cotton Saree CottonWhatsApp korun Yellow Teal Begumpuri Khadi Cotton Saree ₹1,375Soft khadi cotton Cream Green Red Crepe Silk Saree with Ganga Jamuna Border Under ₹999WhatsApp korun Cream Green Red Crepe Silk Saree with Ganga Jamuna Border ₹695Crepe silk · with blouse piece Black Red Kota Cotton Saree with Applique Elephants CottonWhatsApp korun Black Red Kota Cotton Saree with Applique Elephants ₹1,075Kota cotton · with blouse piece Maroon Mustard Rajshahi Cotton Saree with Gadwal Jacquard Border CottonWhatsApp korun Maroon Mustard Rajshahi Cotton Saree with Gadwal Jacquard Border ₹1,275Rajshahi cotton · with blouse piece Rust Gold Maheshwari Silk Saree with Zari Border Under ₹999WhatsApp korun Rust Gold Maheshwari Silk Saree with Zari Border ₹695Maheshwari silk blend · with blouse piece Teal Purple Begumpuri Khadi Cotton Saree with Ikat Bands CottonWhatsApp korun Teal Purple Begumpuri Khadi Cotton Saree with Ikat Bands ₹1,375Soft khadi cotton Maroon Gold Maheshwari Silk Saree with All-Over Buttis Under ₹999WhatsApp korun Maroon Gold Maheshwari Silk Saree with All-Over Buttis ₹795Maheshwari silk blend · with blouse piece Magenta Multi Kota Cotton Saree with Applique Flowers CottonWhatsApp korun Magenta Multi Kota Cotton Saree with Applique Flowers ₹1,075Kota cotton · with blouse piece Red White Begumpuri Khadi Cotton Saree with Woven Checks CottonWhatsApp korun Red White Begumpuri Khadi Cotton Saree with Woven Checks ₹995Soft khadi cotton

Kapor ta nore dekhun

How it falls, how heavy it is, how the zari catches the light. A photo cannot show you any of that.

Sob theke beshi bikri

We keep these in the most colours, because these are the ones that sell.

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Mustard Olive Pochampally Ikkat Handwoven Cotton Saree CottonWhatsApp korun Mustard Olive Pochampally Ikkat Handwoven Cotton Saree ₹1,675Soft pure cotton Mustard Red Banarasi Katan Saree with Tanchoi Buttis Under ₹999WhatsApp korun Mustard Red Banarasi Katan Saree with Tanchoi Buttis ₹995Soft Banarasi katan silk blend · with blouse piece Rust Gold Maheshwari Silk Saree with Zari Border Under ₹999WhatsApp korun Rust Gold Maheshwari Silk Saree with Zari Border ₹695Maheshwari silk blend · with blouse piece Maroon Orange Rajshahi Cotton Saree with Ghatchola Katha Work CottonWhatsApp korun Maroon Orange Rajshahi Cotton Saree with Ghatchola Katha Work ₹1,275Rajshahi cotton · with blouse piece Green Mustard Tanchoi Work Cotton Saree with Jacquard Border CottonWhatsApp korun Green Mustard Tanchoi Work Cotton Saree with Jacquard Border ₹1,875Pure cotton · with blouse piece Teal Blue Red South Cotton Saree with Gadwal Border CottonWhatsApp korun Teal Blue Red South Cotton Saree with Gadwal Border ₹1,375South cotton Red Cream Dhakai Jamdani Saree Dhakai JamdaniWhatsApp korun Red Cream Dhakai Jamdani Saree ₹1,275Cotton Mustard Gold Hand Block Chanderi Cotton Saree CottonWhatsApp korun Mustard Gold Hand Block Chanderi Cotton Saree ₹1,475Chanderi cotton · with blouse piece Magenta Lime Resham Dhakai Jamdani Saree Dhakai JamdaniWhatsApp korun Magenta Lime Resham Dhakai Jamdani Saree ₹1,675Cotton with resham Beige Red Hand-Painted Bengal Tant Saree · Dancers CottonWhatsApp korun Beige Red Hand-Painted Bengal Tant Saree · Dancers ₹995Bengal tant cotton Teal Soft Dhakai Jamdani Saree Dhakai JamdaniWhatsApp korun Teal Soft Dhakai Jamdani Saree ₹1,175Soft cotton Maroon Cream Soft Dhakai Jamdani Saree with Ikkat Border Dhakai JamdaniWhatsApp korun Maroon Cream Soft Dhakai Jamdani Saree with Ikkat Border ₹1,475Soft cotton

Kibhabe toiri hoy

Three things worth knowing. After this you can tell a real one yourself.

Two-tone muslin silk jamdani, densely worked in both halves

Jamdani

The weaver holds a separate thread and puts in each buti by hand. There is no drawing in front of him. Turn the anchol over · the loose threads on the back are how you know it is a real jamdani.

Black and ivory Pochampally ikkat with soft-edged chevrons

Ikkat

Here the colour goes into the thread before any weaving starts. The yarn is tied, dyed, then lined up on the loom. A little off and the pattern no longer meets.

Kantha applique patchwork with triangular patches and mirror work

Kantha

This work began with using up old cloth. One layer over another, held with a running stitch. You can see the stitching, and that is deliberate · every patch is set by hand.

Handwoven cloth is never machine-perfect. That is the point. Those small differences are the weaver’s hand, not a fault.

Protita bunon, video te

Fourteen short films, one for every weave in the book.

Pochampally ikkat · soft cotton
Resham dhakai jamdani
Koraat work · dhakai jamdani
Hand-painted baapta tassar
Banarasi katan silk
Soft muslin silk jamdani
Printed handloom cotton
Hand lambani · tissue linen
Tanchoi work · pure cotton
Swarnachuri · bomkai border
Kantha applique · bengal tant
Khaddi tassar silk
Semi matka silk
Begumpuri khadi

Pujor jonno saja

Pujo first, then the weddings. From a ₹1,175 muslin jamdani to a ₹3,675 bomkai. Red, and the colours that sit well beside red.

Pujor collection ta pathan
Deep red and bottle green resham dhakai jamdani
Resham dhakai jamdani · ₹1,675
Maroon dhakai jamdani with hand katdana beadwork
Hand katdana jamdani · ₹2,675

Ek ek ta haate aanka

Forty-eight hand-painted sarees. No two are the same, and you get the exact one you see.

Hand-painted saree with a portrait of Tagore and Bengali letters
Rabindranath
Hand-painted saree with white cranes flying over reeds
Bok ar khagra
Hand-painted saree with a greyscale village scene
Gramer chhobi

You will see brush marks, and lines that are not quite even. That is what handwork looks like.

Black banarasi katan silk with a gold zari border, laid out on the counter

1920 theke · eksho bochor

Howrah er dokan

In 1920 this shop was called “Radha Kishan Sagarmal”. A small store in the middle of the Howrah market. The cloth was good and the prices were low, and word got around.

Then the queues started. People would stand outside two and three hours before the shutters went up. That small shop is Shree Howrah Stores today · three floors, and lakhs of families.

You came as a child holding your father’s hand, and we gave you mishti. You came back with your first salary to buy him a gift. Three generations of you have kept us here.

From our family to yours.

Amader kotha

Amra ja kotha di

One rule for a hundred years. Keep the cloth good, keep the price low, take it back if something is wrong.

Bajar theke 15-20% kom

Same cloth, same quality, lower price. That is money saved for the family.

Kharap piece bikri kori na

Not even in a sale. If a piece has a flaw we tell you before you buy it.

Mash koyek pore o ferot

If you do not like it, bring it back. We refund in cash.

28 ta buner cluster

Kashmir to Chennai, Kutch to Bengal. Made by artisans we pick ourselves. What you see on this website is mostly Bengal · tant, khadi and jamdani.

106years, one family
3floors, one shop
28weaving clusters across India
₹25 – ₹25,000everything in the shop

Amader thikana

63 G.T. Road South,
Howrah

Five minutes from Howrah station, on the main road. Come once and feel the cloth. A photo cannot tell you how a tant falls or how heavy a matka silk is.

Rasta dekhun · Directions

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New sarees go up here as soon as they come off the loom, with a little about the weave.

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Ki chai bolun

Tell us a colour, or the occasion, or your budget. We will photograph what we have in daylight and send it.

We do wholesale too. Sets of six, minimum order six, GST extra.