Author: Mukulika Banerjee
Daniel Miller/
Photographer: Dixie / Oroon Das
Publisher: Roli Books
Year: 2003
Language: English
Pages: 290
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8174362800
Description
Drawing on experiences from villagers in Bengal to scientists in Bangalore, this book explores the beauty, adaptability and personality of India's most iconic garment. Banerjee and Miller show why the sari has survived and indeed flourished as everyday dress when most of the world has adopted western clothing. Their book presents both an intimate portrait of the lives of women in India today and an alternative way for us all to think about our relationship to the clothes we wear.
A new bride is unable to move from her husband's motorbike as her sari comes undone. A young man wonders how he will cope with e sari's complicated folds in a romantic clinch. A villager's soft, worn sari is her main comfort during a fever. Throughout the book, these and other remarkable stories place the sari at the heart of relationships between mothers and infants, mistresses and maids, designers and soap opera stars.
Lavishly illustrated and rich in personal testimony, The Sari expertly shows how one of the world's most simply constructed garments can reveal the profound complexities of modern India.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
CHAPTER 1
Mina's Story
CHAPTER 2
The Intimate Sari
CHAPTER 3
Possession
CHAPTER 4
The Youthful Sari
CHAPTER 5
The Married Sari
CHAPTER 6
The Working Sari
CHAPTER 7
Growing O