What Adi Dhakeswari Bastralaya is known for
Long-established Kolkata saree retailer near Gariahat specializing in Benarasi, Tant, Jamdani and silk sarees rooted in Dhaka's pre-Partition weaving traditions; a fixture of Durga Puja and Bengali wedding shopping.
Adi Dhakeswari Bastralaya is a saree retailer based near Gariahat Junction in Kolkata, with a further outlet in the Triangular Park area, specializing in Benarasi, Tant, Jamdani and silk sarees. Its name and stock trace back to the Jamdani and handloom weaving tradition of Dhaka, in what was undivided Bengal before Partition. Sources differ on the precise founding story: one account places the original shop's establishment in Dhaka in 1907, relocating to Kolkata in 1947 after Partition; another dates the Kolkata business to around 1945, founded by Netai Lal Saha. Over the decades the shop has become a recognized name in the city particularly for Durga Puja shopping and Bengali wedding trousseau sarees.
Best for — Authentic handloom sarees — tant (Bengali cotton), Baluchari silk, Jamdani
India
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