This blog is our space to write about our thoughts, views and notes about our travels. Osho owned 90 Rolls Royces while being a Sanyasi …. The so-felt contradiction is very fascinating and hence the name !
We were in Dindigul and Chinnalampatti for our second meeting with the weavers’ children on July 10th and I decided to wear a sari that the Dindigul weavers had woven and Amma wore a sari that the Chinnalampatti weavers had woven. I wore this organic cotton that has a 1000 buttas. According to the experts … Read more
Geetu and I have been friends forever … 36 years and on April 2nd, Harish and her daughter Gayatri got married to Jay. The way I like to say it – Geetu is the nicer, proper, sweeter version and I am the rebel element. Its such a special feeling to have known someone in pigtails, … Read more
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
On the W3 (women, weave, world) page there is a spurt of these Paalum Pazhamum saris and I guess thats what prompted me to pull this one out to wear today. I have three of the Paalum Pazhamum type checks. This is a beautiful combination of copper sulphate blue and fluorescent green. Its my friend … Read more
I have some special memories attached with two of these saris. Also each of these saris is made of different fabrics – a crepe, a Kanchivaram dual tone silk and a cotton. BTW, all photo credits for me in different saris go to Krishnan :). He not only picks out these saris, but also patiently … Read more
We bought this sari in 2013 at RmKV, Bangalore. Krishnan just loved the design and the color. This is a soft silk, no starch Kanchivaram. It almost feels like a chiffon or crepe and drapes really well. There is a little bit of design on the Pallu in cotton thread and there are beautiful flower … Read more
I read this article through a Facebook post Pallu, pleat, power and couldn’t stop smiling :):) Today is Monday and I pull out my uniform, another beautiful sari and get to work. I fell in love with saris very early in life. The first time I ever wore a sari was in Shillong and Kalyan … Read more