on a slow, blurry morning.
one of those mornings when…
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Category: sarees tell stories
a saree for mr jobs
the mind is a messy place. nothing comes to it in a simple clear way.
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a story on #instagram
do you make instagram stories? do you wonder why?
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if it’s gleaming like that, it must be a gadwal
gadwal. when i was too young to know anything about sarees other than all women – yes, it was...
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i had to wear a saree today
a chance meeting and its consequences
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an evening of light and turmeric stains
thoughts light up and send me down a shimmering trail.
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a tale of two sarees
what’s your stand on mistakes?
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apple jam and lime green
the jewish new year was celebrated a few days ago. some thoughts on it, sarees, and other things as we got into the mood.
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a saree not so pretty, and a lady who came to mean courage
sarees, the word conjures an image of colours, bold and bright, swathes of rich fabric, motifs and intricate weave… but not all sarees are like that.
Read Moremaharanis, construction workers, ics officers – a saree wearer’s longish ramble
six yards, five and a half metres, sometimes nine yards, of material. you have to wrap it around yourself. tuck here, tuck there, make the pleats, hold the pallu in place. it must be so difficult. one must sit still or move...
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the other blue banarasi
in the middle of may or was it june last year, when a good friend and his wife invited us to their...
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checks and no balance from chettinad
it was a couple of years ago i think, that a good friend of mine said, since i loved sarees so...
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