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The Blouse I Found in My Mother’s Trunk There is a small, vintage trunk in our family home filled with my mother’s old sarees. But the real treasure I once found tucked inside was a simple, brocade blouse with a beautiful sweetheart neckline. It was decades old, yet it felt utterly timeless. Trying it on, […]

The Details I Remember Most Growing up, Raksha Bandhan was a feast for the senses. I remember the scent of sandalwood from the puja thali, the clinking of my mother’s bangles, and the vibrant colours of everyone’s festive clothes. But what I remember most vividly are the hands. The hands that lovingly tied the Rakhi,

The Gift I Almost Got Wrong… I remember one Rakhi, fumbling with a gift-wrapped box for my brother. Inside was a generic blue tie I’d picked up in a hurry. He smiled politely and said thank you, but I knew. It wasn’t him. My brother was the guy who wore comfortable cottons, loved old music, and

That One Rakhi I’ll Never Forget… I must have been about ten years old when my brother, after much secret planning, gifted me a small, lopsidedly painted clay box for Rakhi. Inside, there was no fancy jewelry, just a single, cherished piece of mango candy he had saved. It wasn’t the gift itself that made

The First Drape I Ever Learned: A Saree is More Than a Garment I can still hear the crisp sound of my mother’s cotton saree as she would expertly fold it into perfect pleats. It was a hypnotic rhythm, a swift and practiced dance of her hands transforming six yards of fabric into a masterpiece

The Threads That Bind: A Friendship Woven in Time I still have it tucked away safely—a small, slightly faded block-printed pouch my best friend gave me for Friendship Day when we were teenagers. She had saved up her pocket money to buy it from a local artisan at a fair. It wasn’t fancy, but it

The Art of Adornment: More Than Just Henna Here in Rajasthan, the air during the monsoon carries more than just the scent of rain; it carries the scent of celebration. For me, the sweet, earthy fragrance of fresh henna paste is the true herald of Teej. It’s a scent that instantly transports me back to

What Slow Fashion Really Feels Like: Wearing Stories, Cherishing Time Have you ever noticed how some clothes feel different when you put them on? Not just the fabric against your skin, but something deeper – like wrapping yourself in intention, in story, in time itself? This is what slow fashion really feels like. Beyond the

Mud, Music, and Magic: Discovering the Secrets of Dabu Printing An Ancient Whisper in Clay Can you imagine a world where mud becomes magic? Where earth and water conspire to create patterns so beautiful, they hold the very soul of the desert within their threads? Welcome to the mystical realm of Dabu printing—an art so