Shopkhoj.com is an online portal for all offline shopping . Reviews of some of the best shops, markets and malls are available on the website. The website has identified the best shops in the five categories of Indian Wear, Western Wear , Jewellery, Accessories and Handicrafts .

The site also contains an extensive glossary on Indian textiles.

Did you know the following ?

That Banarasi saris are made in Varanasi , a city which is also called Benares or Banaras.? The saris are among the finest in India and are known for their gold and silver brocade or zari , fine silk and opulent embroidery.

That the most well-known of Bengali silk saris is the Baluchari – a product of exquisite design and fabulous weaving technique.The name Baluchari is derived from the small village of Baluchara located in Murshidabad ,West Bengal. The important feature of these saris is the incorporation of vignettes from the Ramayana, marriage processions, brides in palanquins, horse riders and ethnic musicians , all in the pallu of the saris

That the -Chikankari or Lucknow Chikan embroidery is said to have been originally introduced by Nur Jahan, wife of the Mughal emperor, Jahangir.

That the Kalamkari is one of the earliest and more complex techniques of block-printing on cloth using vegetable dyes. Kalamkari is done on soft cotton voiles or on the Mangalgiri cotton saris of Andhra Pradesh. Kalamkari literally means “Kalam” pen and “kari” work done using a pen.

That the PATOLA saris are double ikat woven saris, usually made from silk and hand woven in Patan, in Gujarat.

-That Uppada is a tiny fishing village close to Vishakapatnam Andhra Pradesh. The weaving technique in an Uppada sari is called Jamdani. The word Jamdani is of Persian origin ; Jam meaning flower and Dani meaning a vase .

Customers write in to ShopKhoj saying " Wow! We did not know there were so many different type of Indian textiles and that Indian textiles have such a fascinating history ."

Read more on https://www.shopkhoj.com/delhi/indian-wear-textiles/to learn about the terminology and history of the rich and extensive fabrics and textiles that are produced in India.


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Shopkhoj.com is a one-stop shopping portal for India which will serve as an online guide for all your offline shopping needs!!
India has so much to offer in terms of variety and shopping experiences. No two cities are the same and no two markets in a city are similar. This site is not about online shopping. It is a portal devoted to shopping. It seeks to help tourists, visitors and residents zero in on the best markets and shops India has to offer across popular cities.

The mission at www.shopkhoj.com is to help men and women find shopping destinations within a city, an area, a product category or price range in the virtual world before they set out to do their shopping in the real world.
Surely, women interested in clothes, jewelry, accessories, handicrafts and furnishing? For starters that is what we are focusing on.

We have local women from five cities providing information on the best shops to visit in a particular area for specific products. The factual reviews of shops are based both on individual experience and popular perception. A Google map with directions on how to get there is also included.

So go on…take a look at the shops on www.shopkhoj.com and then check them out on the streets.

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