Shanivar – The Significance of Shani Dev
The ruler of planet Saturn is Shani Dev and Saturday is dedicated to him as Shanivar. Learn more about Shani Dev 🙏🏿
Saree
Birthday Saree #2 – A Stunning Nabakothi
For my birthday on April 6th, I wore another handwoven beauty from Odisha. This is a “Nine Motif” Nabakothi saree in deep moss and black.
A Much Loved Banarasi
This post is about a much loved Banarasi saree of mine … A buttery soft Katan silk with flower and leaf motifs all over.
World Saree Day 2020
World Saree Day is celebrated on Dec 21st. Didnt know about it till 2016. Read about my favorite saree and my handloom journey in this post !
Sky @ Five …
A few pictures of the dramatic colours in the sky at 5 pm. Also a picture of me in a saree that captures the colours of the sky !
My first ever Handpainted Saree
Many years before I figured out Kalamkari sarees, Geetu, my dearest friend Handpainted a Saree for me. 🙂
National Handloom Day – Koorainadu Saree
We truly own a piece of art when we buy handloom. Please make place for handlooms in your wardrobes. #NationalHandloomDay
Jaathi Malli and Rudraksham
We celebrated Pongal/Sankranti by witnessing the Lakshadeepam festival at Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple. The Lakshadeepam festival starts in the evening. So we all took bath again in the evening and I started the year with a beautiful Mango yellow Cooptex silk saree. When Mr. Venkatesh Narasimhan had come to Delhi on Oct 22nd 2019, for a … Read more
For a Mother …… (in-law)
Everyone feels blessed having one mother but I am twice blessed because my mother-in-law was like my second mother and with the same name even. She and I became friends the minute we met. She was strong-willed, persistent and so courageous. A never-say-die attitude, a super-quick wit and loads of gumption – just my kind … Read more
For my BFF – an Assam Raw Silk !
Geetu and I became friends almost on day one way back in 1980 and have been best friends since. Geetu and I are a classic case of opposites attracting – I am volatile and she is all calm, I am loud and she is soft spoken, I have no creativity in any traditional arts and … Read more