I wore this saree to the Bangalore wedding of a friend’s sister in January 2015. With me are my dear friends Krittika, Malavika and Ganesh (from left to right), in a spontaneous reunion. <\/p>\n
The saree has classic Ganga-Jamuna borders of hot pink and leaf green against a background of unbleached silk, woven in Kancheepuram. I can reverse and wear it just as easily.<\/p>\n
My Ma gifted me this about 30 years ago when Prabhaben (one of the leading figures of the post-independence handloom renaissance, alongside Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay and Pupul Jayakar) brought a collection of weaves from her Sohan boutique in Mumbai to Chennai. It was love at first glance when my eyes fell on this saree. <\/p>\n
Prabha Shah and Sohan were the stuff of legends in Bombay\/ Mumbai. I did a sparkling interview with her for Indian Express in the 1980s. <\/p>\n
I didn’t wear this saree often enough though I love its classic look, so I chose it for this wedding. It added to the joyous reunion because I had met each of these three young friends separately over the years, little realizing that they had been classmates at the local Chitrakala Parishad or art school. I love it when the world shrinks and circles coincide in this magical way. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I wore this saree to the Bangalore wedding of a friend’s sister in January 2015. With me are my dear friends Krittika, Malavika and Ganesh (from left to right), in a spontaneous reunion. The saree has classic Ganga-Jamuna borders of hot pink and leaf green against a background of unbleached silk, woven in Kancheepuram. I…<\/p>\n