A snow leopard is an elusive sight, even in its habitat, an animal camouflaged in the Himalayan terrains of snow and stone. But to see it leaping on the length of a Banarasi sari is a rarer wonder—a figure unknown to the textile tradition’s vocabulary. It is one of the stories that Tilfi, the clothing label founded in 2016 by Aditi Chand, Udit Khanna and Ujjwal Khanna, is now bringing to the handloom stories of the Banarasi Shikargah.

An immersive celebration of Banaras’s living craft traditions through textile, metal, performance and gastronomy

Tilfi’s latest showcase transforms Banarasi artistry from silk to sculpted metal, redefining craft for a modern world.

At Design Democracy in Hyderabad, Tilfi unveiled a collection that reimagines Banaras’s repoussé tradition — from sculptural panels to collectible objets d’art — proving that heritage can evolve without losing its soul.