Sari story

On the last day of the #malayalam year 1197 …

Take a look at the #saree I am wearing…

It is a gift from my #akka … Kavitha Ganesan‘s mom..

I had visited #chennai years ago (think #2005 … that means #17yearsago ) with my parents and on the last day of #visit had gone shopping to #nalli or #kumaransilks in #tnagar …

This #sari had been seen by some previous customer and a part of it was peeping from under a pile of bright colours..

The black #polkadots on whitish cream background and the brightly painted #flowers caught my fancy.

“Price?”, I enquired.

“₹1400.”

A princely sum. #unaffordable 

Till I left the store, I held on to the beautiful art which I could have worn, if only I could just afford it. #😔 

Harish and I had just started our #journey after leaving the family business and every #paisa #ruppee was precious.

On her next visit to #kerala … Shanthi Ganesan presented that same sari to me!! #wow #🥲 #🥹 

She had gone all the way back to the store after we left #madras to get it for me.

This sari is #precious ..It is a reminder that I am #loved ..& the distance Harish and I have covered. 

#saristory #journeyofourlife #sothankful #ernakulathappa #godsblessing