One hundred and sixty years
of pure silk

Ever since that first shop opened its doors, our family has produced handloom silk sarees and textiles for the erstwhile Mysore royal family, for the Heggades of Dharmasthala, and for the discerning citizens of the old Mysore region. Sarees for weddings in the great houses, dhotis in traditional yardage for ceremonies, and the turbans of the durbar - each order was a renewal of the family's covenant with its patrons.

The Mysore Peta deserves its own telling. In the durbar of the Wadiyars, the peta was no mere head-dress - it was rank, honour and identity, tied in silk and brocade, often edged with gold lace. To be presented a peta was to be recognised. Our house has woven and supplied these turbans through the generations, and we still make them today, pre-formed for modern wear but true to the durbar style.

Mysore's love affair with silk is older than our house. Mulberry sericulture took root in the kingdom in the late eighteenth century, and under the patronage of successive rulers the region around Mysore and Bangalore became - and remains - the heartland of Indian mulberry silk. The thread reeled here is prized for its fineness, its lustre and its strength.

It is this sensuous mulberry silk that our weavers craft into handlooms - with traditional motifs handed down across generations, and with modern designs for the tastes of today. Every genuine piece we sell carries the Silk Mark certification, the assurance of the Silk Mark Organisation of India that what you hold is pure silk, nothing less.