• Model wearing Kaalam Khatta black and gold silk saree with hand-printed paisley motifs and a golden blouse, accessorized with a red flower for a dramatic evening drape
  • Model wearing Kaalam Khatta black and gold silk saree with hand-printed paisley motifs and a golden blouse, accessorized with a red flower for a dramatic evening drape
  • Model wearing Kaalam Khatta black and gold silk saree with hand-printed paisley motifs and a golden blouse, accessorized with a red flower for a dramatic evening drape
  • Model wearing Kaalam Khatta black and gold silk saree with hand-printed paisley motifs and a golden blouse, accessorized with a red flower for a dramatic evening drape
  • Model wearing Kaalam Khatta black and gold silk saree with hand-printed paisley motifs and a golden blouse, accessorized with a red flower for a dramatic evening drape
  • Model wearing Kaalam Khatta black and gold silk saree with hand-printed paisley motifs and a golden blouse, accessorized with a red flower for a dramatic evening drape
  • Model wearing Kaalam Khatta black and gold silk saree with hand-printed paisley motifs and a golden blouse, accessorized with a red flower for a dramatic evening drape
  • Model wearing Kaalam Khatta black and gold silk saree with hand-printed paisley motifs and a golden blouse, accessorized with a red flower for a dramatic evening drape
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Kaalam Khatta

Kaalam Khatta

Rs. 3,200.00
Rs. 3,200.00
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The name

Kaalam Khatta — sour time. Named with irony: for a fabric that makes the long hours of a workday feel a little lighter.

What this fabric does

The silk-cotton blend gives you the breathability of cotton with the body of silk — once your pleats are set and the pallu is in place, it holds for hours. You can move from a meeting to lunch to an evening dinner without retucking. It falls cleanly with seedha pallu, takes a blazer well, and doesn't crush in a car seat.

The fabric

Type Cotton-Silk Blend (Maheshwari)
Weight Light · once pleats are set, holds for hours
Season Summer, Spring, Autumn
Care Hand wash cold · dry in shade · no dry-clean needed
Blouse Not included
Length 5.5 metres · 44–48 inches wide

Best for

Casual lunch Official work Office to evening

What to know before you buy

This is a power-loom Maheshwari cotton-silk blend, not handloom — the trade-off is even fall and a more consistent grain across the saree. Hand wash cold for the first wash.

Easy 7-day returns

Movement-tested by Anjali

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