Sari, (All) Saree, Sorry………

 Sari, (All) Saree, Sorry………



 

“We only allow smart casuals and saree does not come under smart casuals”. Brown girl in the posh restaurant in New Delhi prohibits the entrance of a Brown lady, yeah you got it right we are not referring to this particular incident of British era but to our own state capital of India which has attained freedom at midnight on 15th August, 1947.

Unknowingly, my mind wondered and started flipping the pages of “India’s Struggle For Independence” by Bipin Chandra. As far as I remember it was “Swadeshi and Non-Cooperation” Movement launched as a potent tool to drive away the colonial yoke from India. When this phrase turned out to be “Non-Swadeshi (attire) Non-Entrence.”

But I apologize that I forgot the Philosophy that “Time is the best Healer” How long can we remember and cling to the old rhetoric that some crazy guys sacrificed their lives for the country. We must “Forget and Forgive” and “Let Go”. Yes, I do remember Punjabi song – “Brown Munde” so since we have Brown Munde and Brown Kudiyas give them a big round of applause that they are not letting us forget our history where the Gora Sahib and Gori Mem maintained a safe distance from the Natives who were considered not fit enough to even stand besides the Gore. Therefore the Restaurants spelled out – “Dogs and Indians not allowed” during the colonial days. But does History repeats itself.. No… no E.H. Carr (Historian) says History does not repeat itself, it continues…..

Since I belong to old school I thought of referring to the Dictionary and Viola I found the meaning of the word “SMART” – having a clean and tidy appearance, good enough to wear on a formal occasion. “CASUAL meaning ”“not formal”. So Brown Kudi was referring to Saree under the class of attire which is not smart casual.

Now my mind still hung up with the subject matter, it spins and says ….. if I go to a shop to purchase a Saree I am always asked by the salesman “Casual chahiye ya kisi occasion ke liye …..” But I am sure that Brown Kudi must have assessed that it was too dressy

 

and formal type because she is well versed with the fact since she is witness to her mom and grand mom wearing this attire called “Saree” since her childhood, and I bet she can never go wrong on this subject though it is difficult to access her understanding on other subjects.

As far as “smart”(ness) is concerned – “Smartness lies in the eyes of the beholder”. Brown Kudi cannot be blamed, Na na na…. if she did not found the Guest smart enough to let her in the Restaurant . She is placed at the door of the restaurant to filter the guests and not allow anybody who has not donned properly according to the rule book of the restaurant. She needs to be patted that she performed her duty sincerely and these bloody Indians ……

I also need to correct myself since I always believed that Saree as an attire speaks volume about the culture and tradition of India, style varies from state to state, texture and design also varies, materials also varies by which one can distinguish that this women belong to Gujarat, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Assam, Bengal etc. One thread which is running common to all this variat in Saree is “INDIANESS”. Sorry, are we talking about “UNITY IN DIVERSITY” laid down in our Constitution…..

 

By: MAMTA SINGH SHUKLA

DATED: 29/09/2021

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