Mughal patronage of Persia and India, with Persian motifs and Indian designs on silk studded with gold and silver, was continued by the Rastogi Benarasi Silk House trade with India. Banarasi sarees are now exported worldwide.
Rastogi Benarasi Silk House is one amongst the oldest wholesalers and manufacturers of handwoven Banarasi Sarees , Salwar Suits and Dupattas from the textile city Varanasi with its roots dating back to 1944 before independence, cradled in a beautiful haveli called Sherwali Kothi.