Spice of life | Draped in legacy, saree makes style statement
As a member of an inspection team on entering the biotechnology lab, we found a group of youngsters huddled before an enormous gadget oblivious to the intrusion. During the early days while a prim and proper, sophisticated, feminine me walked in the college gate, a disarrayed, sloppy, ‘ghaghra’ clad nomadic me flopped back home. From bright bandhini/lehariya from Rajasthan, gorgeous silk of the southern peninsula, royal Banarsi brocade, Lakhnawi hand work, crisp tant Bengali weaves, sheer wispy chiffons to gorgeous chinons, my humble collection has grown over the years. While Bollywood has promoted the saree in all its forms: Sacrificial matronly to rain-drenched, curve-hugging voluptuous sensuous to skimpy vibrant snow-sashing. This World Saree Day on December 21, let us drape the legacy of our ancestors, rejoice and celebrate its glory.
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