Flowery farewell to Satya Paul
A tribute to designer Satya Paul who passed away on Jan 7, 2021. Thank you Mr. Satya Paul for making the saree a fashion in your own way.
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An Appeal – Koorainadu Sarees
There is a special 40% discount on the Koorainadu sarees. Please do buy one of these gorgeous beauties and help the weavers who came back to weaving it.
Growing up Mom #5
My father gave Mom a name – “Ba-Tu-Ta”, naming her after the great Chinese traveller who came to India during the reign of Mohammed Bin Tughlaq. Amma’s name though is an acronym – “Ba” is written as “Pa” in Tamil script, the alphabet for Pa and Ba being the same and the context decides the … Read more
A true “Kalam”kari..
I have always been fascinated with Kalamkari sarees, but I didn’t know someone who could source a genuine pen (kalam) Kalamkari. I bought my first Kalamkari saree at the Hyderabad airport as we went for our Cambodia trip in 2014, but that was block printed. Then I got a screen printed one which I didn’t … Read more
Book Review #1/50 – The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying
On our way back to the airport from our reunion on Nov 24, 2018 Amit mentioned this book about de-cluttering to Vandana and I. We then spoke about our habits of keeping our places clean and I mentioned how I try and only replace sarees rather than adding to my collection. I bought the book … Read more
When the “twines” met !
I have worn sarees almost everyday since I started working in 1989. I became a part of few sari forums in 2016 and suddenly realised that just being an ill-informed sari addict was not good enough ! So now I know that I am wearing a Chinnalampati tie&dye silk-cotton sari as I write this blog … Read more
Co-opted by Co-optex !
This is my first Co-optex sari … All thanks to Venkatesh Narasimhan, the one man who is making a huge difference to this 80 year old organization. I had written about What one man can do and it’s truly amazing to see how he is changing an organization and by extension reviving interest in saris. This sari … Read more