This off-white Kota Doria in patli-pallu pattern (print on the pleats, sequin and thread work on pallu) is indeed special to me, as it is the first Saree that my husband got for me after we got married. In many ways, it makes me very nostalgic and reminds me of all the firsts for us in that Rajasthan city we called our own. The first temporary home in a two-room accommodation, moving into and setting up our first home, endless arguments over crockery and curtains, bike rides to the outskirts where we would go to spot birds, my trials and tribulations as I transitioned from a ‘civilian’ to a ‘army-wife’ and so much more; came to my mind as I brought out this Saree today.. Here is one for Kota, a place my husband and I will never forget