#5 Malika's Kantha Collection and Trading

Rs 50 lakh was the turnover in 2012

The company was started by Shamlu Dudeja and daughter Malika, in 1993.

A former maths teacher, Shamlu dudeja, gave up teaching when she was stricken with cancer in the mid-80s. During that time, she came across some girls from Shantiniketan doing a fair in the city. Impressed by their kantha wall hangings, Shamlu invited them home and asked them to embroide few saris for her. That was the beginning of Mallika’s Kantha Collection, Shamlu’s well-known boutique in Alipore.

Today the firm sells its products to celebrities like Waheeda Rehman & Anil Kapoor but the idea behind the venture is to promote welfare of artisans.

#4 Meera Basu

Rs 1.25 crore was the turnover in fiscal 2012

Established in the year 1979, at Kolkata, Meera Basu engages in manufacturing and retailing exclusive range of Sarees, which include Muslin Silk Sarees, Mooga Silk Sarees and many more.

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