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My Wild, Dramatic, Borderline -Mythological Hunt for the Perfect Madisar Saree.
Let me start by saying: if anyone had told me that finding a saree would become the greatest challenge of my adult life… I would have laughed. But no. Destiny laughed back. Because all I wanted was to recreate this legendary old picture of my Amma (mother-in-law), looking like the Tamil Vogue cover girl of the century. My Amma (mother-in-law) on her wedding day. Simple, right? HAHAHA. No. The Bangalore Mission (aka: The Beginning of My Suffering) Fast forward seven months be

Valentina Manduchi
Dec 3, 20252 min read
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