Chanderi
Tourism
Chanderi is also famous for its brocades and muslins, specially for its
handwoven Chanderi sarees. Here, master weavers use silk and cotton to create
dazzling weaves, distinguished by beautiful borders. Usually in subtle hues,
the Chanderi sarees have a sophistication hard to match.
In the
silk Zari sarees, influences of the Varanasi style are visible.
They generally have a rich gold border and two gold bands on the pallav. The
more exclusive ones have gold checks with lotus roundels all over which are
known as butis.
The documented history of Chanderi goes back to the early 11th century and is
a kaleidoscope of movement and activity prompted by its strategic location.
On the borders of Malwa and Bundelkhand, the town dominated the trade routes
of Central India and was proximate to the arterial route to the ancient ports
of Gujarat as well as to Malwa, Mewar, Central India and the Deccan. Consequently,
Chanderi became an important military outpost, prized by rulers with power or
ambition, and repeatedly experienced the might of men who moulded the destiny
of Hindustan.
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