One of almost every Indian woman’s most precious inheritances is a sari that once belonged to her mother. Arts and humanities website Soup has beautifully showcased the memories and meanings laden in these nine yards of fabric. They featured women of different ages wearing their mothers' saris and taking a walk down memory lane.
Though the website approached nine women initially, their campaign on Facebook led to eight other women from different parts of the country (and one from London) eagerly sharing photographs of themselves draped in their mothers’ saris, along with a short yet beautiful story.
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Here they are:
Bhavna Kher, 34, Writer
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Shagun Seda Sengupta, 34, Creative Director
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Uma Prakash Shetty, 23 (in this photo), Homemaker
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Preeti Verma, 33, Owner and Designer Runaway Bicycle
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Garima Sharma, 23, Freelance Writer
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Hetal Ajmera, 35, Designer and partner, Sharpener Inc.
Vijit Gupta/ Soup
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Bollamma Apaya, 82, Homemaker
Vijit Gupta/ Soup
Ankitha Sista, 25
Soup/ Facebook
Priyanka Bose, 34, Actor
Vijit Gupta/ Soup
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Archana, 23, Domestic Help
Vijit Gupta/ Soup
Supriya, 31, Ad Film Maker
Vijit Gupta/ Soup
Neepa Sheth, 49
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Diksha Basu, 32, Writer and Occasional Actor
Vijit Gupta/ Soup
Shilpa Colluru, 33, Marketing Professional
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Yalini Murukathas, 25, Legal Caseworker
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Nirmala Mayur Patil, 33, Writer/Photographer
Soup/ Facebook
Ankita Kohli, 28, Freelance Creative Consultant
Vijit Gupta/ Soup
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