Phulkari and ajrak: Punjab and Sindh in one wardrobe

Phulkari means flower-work in Punjabi. Ours is silk floss in darning stitch — rust, mustard, shocking pink — dense enough to wear alone in April and gentle enough over ivory lawn. An odhani is lighter; a bagh covers the ground like a garden.

Ajrak is Sindhi resist-print: indigo, madder, geometry tessellated block by block. It is not a random paisley dumped on polyester. When our site says ajrak, the cloth comes from that grammar — dupattas, unstitched shirts, stoles for women who know the difference between tessellation and costume.

Aneela & Sons lists both crafts in separate collections because fusion marketing collapses climates. Punjab heat wants phulkari breath. Sindh wants indigo depth. Lahore formals want organza moonlight. Collect dupattas as heirlooms, not as an afterthought trim.

Visit the phulkari and ajrak rooms, or read our craftsmanship page where we name zardozi, tilla, gotta, mirror, mukesh and resham without marketing glue.