Explorations

The slow and spiritual makeover of a satin sari into a pair of dhoti (yoga) pants About two years ago, a craving for a pair of cowl...

Raw Silk Green. Seven-year-old. Rituvu: Kolkata’s Hemanta (pre-winter) or Vasanta (Spring) "This piece was a left behind from an ethnic...

Navari Mustard Silk. 60-year-old. Rituvu: Mumbai’s Sharada (autumn). "This is my grandmother’s Navari (nine-yard sari). It is old and...

Chikankari Pink Cotton. 20-year-old. Mumbai’s Grishma Ritu (Summer). "Please make two curtain panels for my living room out of any old...

Benarasi Turquoise Silk. 30-year-old Gurgaon’s Sharad (autumn) and Hemant (pre-winter) "I cannot give my saris away for chopping. But,...

Kanchipuram Brown Silk. 25-year-old. Rituvu: Delhi’s Hemanta (pre-winter). "This is an old sari. Its muddy colour wasn’t likeable. It has...