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Its national handloom day and I am wearing a simple and most elegant kanjivaram silk with a threadwork border and pallu purchased from Nalli 15 years ago by motherinlaw (ma)
By the way, don't assume that me and ma haven't had our share of sour moments. Of course we did (and we still do sometimes)! Why wouldn't we? Coming from different cultures and backgrounds it does take time to understand each other, but those are the minor details of life. The bigger picture is all about love, respect and trust! The key is not to give up. The key is to value the relationship, the key is all that matters is family.
You know how exciting it is to shop for wedding trousseau right? My wedding was in Gurgaon while parents where in Chennai and would flew in for the wedding. I couldn't take timeoff to go saree shopping in chennai or rather Kanchipuram as is common tradition. However one thing was common those days. All my family weddings at least for three generations started with a saree from Madras Nalli Silks, including my moms, my aunts, everyone. So while I wasn't in chennai, I was happy Delhi had Nalli! Bengali culture calls for lots of gifts to the bride from.her inlaws (yippee!) Called "tatva". Ma wanted to shop for my tatva and took me along for saree shopping. There was no particular agenda or colors in mind. As soon as we entered the shop, ma spotted this saree amidst a pile of other sarees (you know how busy saree shops are in festive season!) She said this is for my sister. Its a pretty silk and very elegant. So that was the first item checked off. As she sifted through the pile, she quickly changed her mind and declared this saree is for me. She continued to hold this one tight to her chest, she made the shopkeeper undress the mannequin and asked to pack the "benarasi" for my bou bhath (oh yea! No way bengali wedding shopping is done without a benarashi).. and on she went. She said she imagined me in this yellow saree and wanted to keep for me, although my sister would have looked gorgeous in this too. Sweet mamma.. ❤
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