Banarasi range at Ekaya starts at Rs.10,000

Ekaya

 

The father-daughter duo of Bharat and Palak Shah decided to bring the “best of Banaras” to Delhi when they opened Ekaya, a 2,000 sq. ft sari boutique in Delhi’s Defence Colony, late September. With the parent company based out of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, the store has access to over 10,000 weavers and craftsmen; the Shah family has been in the business of manufacturing and distributing Banarasi saris for three generations now. “The idea with Ekaya was to promote all types of handwoven and hand-embroidered saris of India,” says Palak. Tussar silks, crepes, khadi, chikankari, vibrant pop-coloured tanchois and, of course, the rich Banarasi brocade. “When it comes to design, colours, the aesthetic, we don’t restrict ourselves by the traditional, or the modern for that matter. The sari is timeless,” says Palak.

 

The Banarasi range at Ekaya starts at Rs.10,000. Ekaya, D-7, Defence Colony, New Delhi.