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Sarees – Yeh dil maange more | Madhu Sakam

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My love saga for ethnic saree wear started in AP south India and continues here in the US. I feel nothing makes a Desi woman more beautiful than carrying a saree in a dignified and elegant manner. As I received a lot of compliments if I adorn in saree compared to any other western wear. Though I may sound a little biased with my obsession with saree, I truly feel that south Asian facial lady features can magnify well in ethnic saree wear. Last year when I participated in a beauty contest I proudly wore a multi-color saree embellished with small sequins. Accessorized my saree with a metallic belt across my waist while doing a fashion ramp walk as part of the contest’s selection round.

I am proud to say I am a shopaholic :), as I like pampering myself with stuff I adore. Especially during Covid’s gloomy lockdown phase-I couldn’t travel to India for a few years. My mother and sister tried to ship a few sarees for me in between, still, I was passionate to browse online to buy more sarees to treat myself. No matter what people may judge reading this, personally, this is something that always makes me happy. After all, it’s a form of self-love that’s cheerful. A typical Asian women’s mentality is to please her family by stretching her runtime schedule around the clock. In this whole marathon run, they forget to please themselves within their financial liberties. I strongly advocate that every woman dedicate some time to self-love, whether it can be learning a new hobby or little shopping that we can afford, we shouldn’t hesitate in treating ourselves with small pleasantries.

Coming to my personal choices in picking saree I have few preferences to categorize. Anything in bright color shades or pastel palette colors attracts me first, secondary aspect if it’s of any beautiful embellished embroidery or mirror work then it will definitely steal all my attention.

Of course, in recent years I learned better sense in picking the right fabrics and became wise in choosing the right colors that I can explore or opt for. I also gift sarees to my friends and relatives on special occasions. Gifts hand picking is something I cherish, it’s even more gratifying if they wear my gifted saree and send me back those pictures. I cherish and save them as memories for a lifetime. I am heading to India in a few days after four years of long gap. I am excited to shop for the latest trendy sarees in person, Kyunki yeh dil maange more 🙂

Madhu Sakam
Mrs South Asia world Elite beauty contest runner up




The Saree – Between Objectification and Professionalism – Nivi Jaswal

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“Own, Embrace, and Claim”

An Indian woman’s personal narrative of reclaiming her cultural and professional identity…!!!

Women are everywhere, from professions and schools to homes and communities. Women’s empowerment is described as fostering women’s self-esteem, ability to make their own decisions, and right to affect societal change for themselves and others. Be it through their choice of career, decisions for their personal life, or their attire. When women have power over themselves in any aspect of their life that is when we can finally say we have achieved the goal of empowering women.

People and groups are empowered when they have a high level of autonomy and self-determination. This allows individuals to act on their own authority and represent their own interests in a responsible and self-determined manner. Everyone deserves the freedom to wear whatever attire they feel comfortable and empowered in, but we still face backlash and have restrictions even on clothing. In my case, I have always been an admirer of Saree. From the very beginning, it has fascinated me to my core and I always wanted to showcase its beauty to others as well.

When I lived in Europe, a manager once forced me to remove my nail paint at work because he thought the hue was too Indian. “This is Europe, we don’t celebrate Diwali here, your nails are much too gaudy, this isn’t India,” he said in the middle of a meeting. In order to put things in perspective, I had my nails done in a salon in Moscow. They were a delicate pink with lotus blossoms painstakingly painted by one of Russia’s top nail artists.

On another occasion, while on a regional assignment in Asia, I was reminded that wearing a Saree is not corporate and that I should avoid Henna (also known as Mehandi) on my hands during a family function since my hands will not convey enough professionalism when I return to work.

I’m wearing a black Phulkari saree in the photo above, which was taken on the occasion of Karwachauth. Rural Punjabi artisan ladies sewed this exquisite Phulkari saree. On the other hand, on the occasion of Diwali, I am dressed in a blue Maheshwari silk saree.
The elegance of these flowing sarees enchanted me.
Above is my picture with henna on my hands while I’m wearing a lovely blue Maheshwari handcrafted design sari with traditional Kundan jewelry. I want to show this to all those who think showcasing and embracing one’s culture is not professional enough.
I want to convey this to all those who are holding back from embracing what they love just because they fear others are going to judge.
None of this has anything to do with my capacity to work to do independent research, hold professional conversations, work in or outside of the corporate sector, attend business school, participate in panel debates, or create a business.

I hope to inspire women from all walks of life, regions, and cultures to find within themselves the courage to wear symbols of their own inheritance and identity. Whether it’s a piece of clothing, jewelry, an heirloom that your ancestors left you or even the right to wear your hair in a way that’s culturally significant for you. When women step into their own, they give an opportunity for their inner Shakti to shine, and when even one of us shows courage, breaks a ceiling or walks our own tall talk – it offers much needed role models for others to follow suit.

– Nivi Jaswal

Founder and President – The Virsa Foundation Inc.
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Saree – a unique and multi styling garment – Veena Ruban

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Saree can bring out elegance, attitude, simplicity, personification. And this picture is an example of it. A red saree is definitely one of the collections in every woman’s closet. every woman owns this color no matter what!  The color which brings out the fierceness in her. And the different fabrics across the country bring versatility and significance in this color. Red itself is a FORCE and the same when worn as Saree, the Goddess in her is reflected along.

Though we all know saree was an outdated fashion year back and it came to light with trend off late by many saree bloggers. So I clicked this pic with the sunglasses to let the women know out there, Saree can be styled Classy, Chic and bring out the westernish look too! The oomph factor can be bought in Saree too. It all depends how you style up and work your brains. That’s why the Saree is a unique and multi styling garment.

Saree has been a regular office wear like any other office attire. This picture was clicked while at the office. It’s all about the selection & styling patterns of colors and fabric and there you go! You can wear a saree to the office. There are many corporate women who own Sarees and style like a Boss. Saree has become one of the professional attire these days with Women styling it in multitudes.  of ways. . Women are coming up with new styles every day.

It is not a simple Sari that is to be worn for simple times. Women can wear it for any occasion and any event. . It can be worn for any occasion and any event. . The sari is designed for whichever occasion that the woman wears it for. There are varieties in the kinds of saris that are available in the market. Some are designed for simple and some are designed for special occasions, festivals and events . For example, there is a bridal sari that is used for weddings.

The process of choosing the bridal sari is as follows,

The bride’s mother or a near relative will first select a sari for the bride. Then, when the bride sees the sari, she will either decide to accept or reject the sari. In case she rejects it, the family will try to convince her and if unable to do so, they will select a new set of saris. If the bride accepts the sari selected, the woman will try out the sari and the jewelry will be tried out. This is followed by taking the sari to the tailor for stitching and the jewelry to the goldsmith for the final touches. Finally, the bride’s “Mehndi” or henna decoration is done, with the final rituals of dressing and make-up taking place, and finally the bridegroom’s relatives arrive at the bride’s house and “seek” or “give” the bride away. The father of the bride takes her hand and leads her to her husband in the “Baraat”, the groomed procession of relatives, friends and others carrying gifts, who will then accompany them to the bridegroom’s house.

Veena Ruban