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Phulkari Pink Silk 50 years old. Gurgaon’s Hemanta Ritu (pre-winter). "This sari was embroidered by my grandmother. I have no idea how...

Indigo Blue-White Cotton Five years old. Gurgaon’s Hemanta Ritu (pre-winter). "Oh! I love how this cotton indigo looks with its...

Green Mysore Silk. 20-year-old. Rituvu: Mumbai’s Sharad (autumn). "Saris are beautiful. But given my work, I wear them very little. But...

Checked Chanderi Silk. 12-year-old. Rituvu: Gurgaon’s Vasant (Spring). "I do not wear saris at all! And I only have two (that are gifts,...

15-year-old. Rituvu: Gurgaon’s Grishma Ritu (summer). "I like upcycling saris. But I don’t like cutting them unless they are faded or...

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...