The Saffron Robe With A Slit!
With utmost sincere respect and obeisance to all the great saints who have embarked on the beautiful yet challenging Yogic path to realise their true selves, completely disciplined, detached and devout. Entharo mahanubhavulu, antharikki vandhanamulu.. Friends from college & work, know my love for khadi, linen, cotton & raw silk - natural fabrics essentially! Doesn’t come as a surprise, being the daughter of the most well-dressed woman I grew up watching. Uma, my Amma, worked as the Superintendent of the Kanchipuram Silk Weavers Co-operative Society with the Department of Handlooms & Textiles. Later on in life, some love for chiffons blossomed as well but that is just occasional wear. This year for my birthday upon a friend’s recommendation, I decided to explore a Japan-based website to buy some clothes, online (which I am usually not comfortable doing ). Found this simple dress, what looked like a safe, clean-cut, burnt orange coloured one ( somewhere read ‘oran...