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Two sarees can look identical and differ by ₹20,000 — and the difference is usually the zari. Zari is the metallic thread that makes...

A saree's price is not a measure of how good it is. It is a measure of what it's made of. Once you understand...

"Tussar" on a label can mean five different things, and they are not the same price or the same cloth. If you have read...

Tussar is silk — but it is wild silk, and that is the whole story. Almost all the silk in the world comes from...

They are not the same saree, and the price tells you so immediately. A genuine Kanchipuram silk saree — pure mulberry silk, real zari,...