Salem, Tamil Nadu · Since 1989
RATHI SILK & SAREES · SALEM · SINCE 1989
The name is our parents' names joined: Ra from Ragunathan, thi from Santhi. That it is also Rathi, beauty herself, is a happy accident we are glad to keep.
It began in 1989 as a home business: our mother selling sarees from the house in Salem Steel Plant. Word travelled, the house became too small, and the business moved into Salem town, where the showroom stands today. Salem families come to it for a daughter's first pavadai, a wedding saree and everything in between. Two generations run it now, and the same people who serve you at the counter pack your online order.
What we sell online is what hangs in the shop: art silk, cotton and printed sarees, ready-made pavadai sets, blouses, petticoats and the small things a saree needs. Every piece is one piece, photographed as it is, and every fabric is named honestly. Art silk is called art silk here, never silk.
Order with cash on delivery anywhere in India, free shipping over ₹999, or collect at the showroom the same day. Falls, pico and blouse stitching are done by our own tailors before dispatch.
If you are in Salem, come in. If you are not, we are one message away on WhatsApp.
Rated 4.8 out of 5 on Google by nearly 300 customers.
CRAFTED WEAVING
From wedding sarees to lehengas and frocks, Rathi Silks is a one-stop shop for ethnic wear. Our Salem showroom is known for its collections of traditional silk and cotton sarees, and our online store brings the same designs in art silk and cotton to customers everywhere. Working with weavers and workshops across India, from the south to the weaving centres of the north, we bring new designs to the saree world every season.
A master weaver at work
A handloom weaving setup
Warp and weft intertwine to form beautiful designs
SILK MARK CERTIFICATION
We are certified by the Silk Mark Organisation of India for the pure silk sarees sold at our Salem showroom. Silk Mark guarantees that a saree labelled pure silk is genuinely silk. We apply the same honesty online: our art silk sarees are always described as art silk, never as silk.
CUSTOM STITCHING
Custom embroidery, stone work, bead work and hand-crafted finishing make each Rathi pavadai a designer piece — a household name in ethnic girls' wear, loved by little girls and grandmothers alike.
Our manufacturing facility in Salem brings together pattern makers, embroiderers, cutters and tailors under one roof.
Pattern makers at work
Master tailors at work
Delicate and precise stitching
Visit us at
OUR SALEM SHOWROOM
Rathi Silk & Sarees
113 Srirangapalayam Road,
Opposite Kiruba Hospital,
Salem 636007, Tamil Nadu, India
Phone / WhatsApp: +91 82200 61761
Office, showroom and workshop are all here. If you are in Salem, come and see the collections in person.
Retail showroom
Saree collections at our Salem showroom
Reception — Salem, India
