Why Nirmala Sitharaman’s handloom endorsement is 'neces-saree'
1 year, 10 months ago

Why Nirmala Sitharaman’s handloom endorsement is 'neces-saree'

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There are lots for many Indians to cheer for in this Budget—especially in headline-grabbing sectors such as capex outlay and personal income tax alleviation—but Indian crafts and handloom lovers specifically have two reasons to rejoice this time. And the other is Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s ode to India’s amazing handloom and handicrafts by wearing a custom-made deep madder red silk ilkal saree with kasuti embroidery from the Artikrafts in Dharwad, for her Budget Day speech of 2023. But India’s first fulltime woman finance minister had the nation focused on her for the fifth time and again she wore handloom, this time an Ilkal saree with kasuti embroidery from Karnataka, the state from where she is a Rajya Sabha member. On Budget Day this year, the pre-speech ‘Nari Shakti’ photo-op the two ladies provided must have made handloom lovers smile, for the president wore classic Gopalpur tussar silk from Odisha with a contrast temple border and woven ikat pallu. And the twin forces of our new president and current finance minister, with their impeccable saree choices have come together serendipitously to take forward India’s rich handloom legacy.

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