Sari, (All) Saree, Sorry………
🪷 Sari, (All) Saree, Sorry… When “smart casuals” clash with cultural identity — a reflection on modern discrimination wrapped in colonial hangover. “We only allow smart casuals, and saree does not come under smart casuals.” A brown girl in a posh restaurant in New Delhi prohibits the entrance of a brown lady. Yes — not a scene from the British Raj, but from our very own state capital , in free India , that attained independence at midnight on 15th August 1947 . Unknowingly, my mind wandered and started flipping the pages of India’s Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra . I recalled the Swadeshi and Non-Cooperation Movements — potent tools to drive away the colonial yoke. But now, it seems, that phrase has turned into a twisted modern version: “Non-Swadeshi (attire), Non-Entrance.” 🕰️ History Continues — It Doesn’t Repeat Ah, how easily we forget. “Time is the best healer,” they say. How long can we remember those “crazy guys” who sacrificed their lives for this c...