Is It A Special Day...

Every girl has some special story to tell about her tryst with the six yards of wonder. Now some of you must be wondering what's that?

 Well, I am referring to beautiful six yards of silk, cotton, chiffon, georgette, crape (and the list goes on and on) that some of the lovely ladies adorn. This one post is all about a "Sari".

I too have some fond memories of Sari. The first time I draped a Sari was as a naughty young girl whose aunt had brought back a beautiful green and red cotton sari from Kolkata. Our romance started on a very colorful note.

During the growing up years, I wore it for a fancy dress competition, for my school farewell, college functions/ events, marriage anniversary of a dear friend's parents and the list goes on. All of these were only special occasions.

And then our romance turned intimate. Around 10 years back, I started my career with a renowned hotel chain and guess what the dress code was? A Sari!!! I worked with this hotel for almost 3 years and Sari became a second skin for me. 

Well I haven't worked for a hotel since 2008, but the love for Sari always stayed with me. I never left an opportunity to drape it. The biggest career leap, for me, came in 2011 when I started working for a global giant in the business process solutions industry. 

I still am associated with this organization and every time I drape my favorite six yards, I get curious glances and two questions thrown at me - 

"Is it a special day today?"

"Is there a client visit today?"

Every time I respond with a "No" to both the questions, the surprise is quite visible on the face of the questioner. It slowly turns from surprise to a warm smile and they mostly walk away saying - " It's a delight to see a lady adorning a Sari these days."

This is all I have to say to all the people who ask me these questions - 

"I love the six yards. I collect them and have quite a few of them as my prized possessions. I drool when I see a fabulous drape. I don't need a reason to drape. I can even run a marathon with the drape. And it isn't about a special day."