Chickpet is one of the most famous shopping areas in the old city of Bangalore. It is most famous for the gallery of sari emporiums it has. The hundreds of sari shops in the locality all boast of being the most genuine of silk sari dealers. Chickpet deals with the most fashioned and designed sari wear in Bangalore.
The old city market area of Chickpet hosts a line of sari shops on both sides of the lane. The shops follow even into the by lanes of Chickpet. Although difficult to locate and purchase saris in a congested area like Chickpet, one can be assured of quality and variety in the area. Some of the shops in Chickpet have dealt this business for more than fifty years. The retailers have supplied garments to the erstwhile royal families of India as well. The shop, Kaiser-i-Hind is over seventy years old and was started in collaboration with a German company. They would provide garments and silk suitings to the Maharajas of Gharwal and Mysore. The shops in Chickpet believe in maintaining such customer satisfaction that they always return to buy the traditional wear of India from these shops.
With the development of other shopping areas like the Mahatma Gandhi Road, the sari sale in Chickpet has faced a sudden declination from its earlier status. Sari dealers from Chennai had been attracted to this region earlier. Conveyance problems and congestion in areas has made some of the sari retailers open outlets in other parts of the city.
Some of the famous and old retailers of sari in Chickpet are mentioned below:
- Dhondusa Silks
593 Chickpet
Next To Maruti Plaza
Bangalore : 560053
- Adikrishnaiah Bros M S
33 Poonam Lane D S Lane Chickpet
Bangalore-560053
Details : Phone : 080 -22872583
- All India Textile Traders
185 Chikpet
Bangalore-560053
Details : Phone : 080 -22874838
The shopping area of Chickpet offers a varied collection of authentic silk and pure cotton sari with most fashionable designs and decorations. It has now become a tourists delight and earns a heavy foreign revenue as well.
