Heritage Handicraft Emporium
  • About
    • The Story
    • The Journey
    • The Heritage Timeline
  • Crafts
    • Carpets
    • Tapestries
    • Jewel Carpets
    • Cushion Covers
    • Pashmina
    • Stoles
    • Shawls
    • Scarves
    • Papier-mâché
    • Walnut Wood
    • Fine Wood
    • White Wood
    • Sheesham
    • Marble
    • Soap Stone
    • Brass Artifacts
    • Tops & Kurtis
    • Gold & Silver Jewellery
  • Stores
  • Gallery
  • Contact
January 29, 2018 by Heritage Handicraft

The Journey

The Journey
January 29, 2018 by Heritage Handicraft

The story of Haji Habib-ullah Baig and his creation mirrored that of a quintessential Bollywood blockbuster, of a character who makes it from rags to riches. The store became the calling of every guest of India who visited Pune. Eminent foreign dignitaries to the famous personalities, industrialists, cine artists, sportsperson frequented the Universe of Heritage. A decade after its foundation, it was now a household name.

The life defining moment came in 1957, when he got the opportunity to open up a store on Pune’s iconic MG Road. The store was named New Kashmir Stores, which was later rebranded to Heritage Handicraft Emporium on 1st April 2006. The renaming was done to reflect the efforts of bringing the Handicrafts from every corner of India under one roof.

In the early 1960’s, the Kirloskar Group, based out of Pune, one of India’s earliest Industrial groups, constructed Pune’s first Luxury Five Star property, Hotel Blue Diamond. New Kashmir Stores became the first and only Handicraft brand to start a store in the iconic property in the year 1971. The decade of 70’s coincided with the rise and meteoric rise of Rajneesh Osho. He set up his Ashram a few miles away from Blue Diamond. This in turn put Pune on the global map and Hotel Blue Diamond witnessed some of the most famous personalities staying there. Brand Heritage lived through these exciting times and once again played it’s small role, of a supporting artist on the Canvas of History.

Construction phase of the first Heritage at the iconic MG Road. C. 1957
Construction phase of the first Heritage at the iconic MG Road. C. 1957
Farooq Abdullah, 2 times former Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir, former Union Minister & Rajya Sabha Member, while visiting Heritage. C. 1978
Farooq Abdullah, 2 times former Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir, former Union Minister & Rajya Sabha Member, while visiting Heritage. C. 1978

Pride of Pune, Icon of India, S.L. Kiroskar, cutting the ribbon for the opening of the store. C. 1975
Pride of Pune, Icon of India, S.L. Kiroskar, cutting the ribbon for the opening of the store. C. 1975
His Highness Dr Karan Singh (extreme left), son of King Hari Singh, along with Business Tycoons of Pune, the Kirloskars and Haji Habib-ullah Baig, Circa 1975
Seen above is His Highness Dr Karan Singh (extreme left), son of King Hari Singh, along with Business Tycoons of Pune, the Kirloskars and Haji Habib-ullah Baig. They inaugurated the store, did the ribbon cutting and spoke highly about the collection of the first ever Indian Handicraft store in Pune’s first Luxury Hotel, Circa 1975
Previous articleThe Heritage TimelineConstruction phase of the first Heritage at the iconic MG Road. C. 1957Next article The Story of Heritage Handicraft EmporiumHazrat Babajaan and Meher Baba

About The Blog

Nulla laoreet vestibulum turpis non finibus. Proin interdum a tortor sit amet mollis. Maecenas sollicitudin accumsan enim, ut aliquet risus.

Recent Posts

The Story of Heritage Handicraft EmporiumJanuary 29, 2018
The JourneyJanuary 29, 2018
The Heritage TimelineJanuary 29, 2018

Categories

  • Uncategorized

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
Heritage Handicraft Emporium

Why Heritage

Heritage Handicraft Emporium is the oldest and largest Indian Handicraft Showroom in Pune. Established in 1957, it has been our constant endeavour over these last 6 decades to take Indian Art that covers the length and breadth of this diverse country, from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, to the World.

Contact

HERITAGE HANDICRAFT EMPORIUM
323 MG Road, Pune -411001.
Maharashtra, India.
+91 (0) 20-26138436/26122900 | 98812 66312
heritagecraftpune@gmail.com
Mon. - Sun. 10AM - 9PM

Recent Posts

The Story of Heritage Handicraft EmporiumJanuary 29, 2018
The JourneyJanuary 29, 2018
The Heritage TimelineJanuary 29, 2018
© Heritage Handicraft Emporium, 2019. All Rights Reserved.