Handwoven Banaras Baluchari in Mahroon with Small Floral Booti and Kalka Pallu

Banaras Baluchari saree in Mahroon with Small Floral Booti and Kalka Pallu. The Pallu has intricate vertical stripes complimenting the booti and the Kalka The History The weaving of Baluchari sareees stopped in Bengal with the passing away of Dubraj Das in 1903. He was a  master Nakshaband. The traditional Baluchari saree used low twist malda silk for the warp and untwisted silk for the weft and the meenakari motifs were woven using untwisted silk. The saree has an elaborate 1 meter pallu The Benarasi Baluchar When the Baluchari was being revived in the 1950s, the jala could be made only at Benares, where there were still nakshabands practising the trade. Kalloo Hafiz also known as Ali Hasan came up with a reproduction of the original Baluchari. Kalloo Hafiz also won the First National Award for Textiles in 1953 for reviving the Baluchar The Fourth Generation of Kalloo Hafiz's family weaves the Baluchari now using malda silk yarns on an intricate Jala loom. The family has a Padam Shri and several National and State awards. Craft - Banarasi Baluchar is divided into three parts the elaborate pallu with elaborate nakkashi, the border carries forward the theme of