Founded somewhere in the middle of the 19th century, Karaklada established a close rapport with the widely spread out weaving villages and the various master weavers in each village

Karalkada has a sound knowledge of tastes and needs of the affluent nobility and the royalty in the centuries old kingdoms of Kerala. This vital information regarding the trends in fashion was carried to the weavers and they did their job of keeping supply lines flowing. This created a steady business, unfluctuating standards, stability of price, credibility to customers, and above all trust in the industry The name

 Karalkada can roughly be translated as Fixed Price Shop