Our first association with a saree is often linked with our mothers wearing them. And if you are a Bengali, a likely picture is that of your mother dressed up in a cotton saree, often tattered, rushing out of the kitchen to reprimand you for something and anything under the sun. We met Dr Rima Ghose […]

When you grow up in a Bengali family, it is common to see your mom, aunts and grandmothers wear sarees. For Smriti Lamech, the women in her family inspired her to wear sarees from a young age. Smriti says that she started wearing sarees at functions and weddings as a teenager. Smriti wore her first […]

It seems that for most women, their love for the looms comes from their mothers. Parents influence kids far more than they imagine, and sarees are a sense of comfort and a reminder of home and of mom.  Amrutha Joshi Amdekar is a serious saree aficionado, she tells us that her love for sarees came at […]

Sarees are an amazing garment – when they are at their prime, they look elegant, classy and gorgeous on any Indian woman, and once they are old and worn out, they can be turned into any other piece of clothing. They have an amazing property of getting refurbished into just about anything – salwaar kameez, […]