Clothing has that power. It is at equal times, personal and political. By the time I was 16, I had started making a weekly pilgrimage to Fabindia. My first purchase— an exquisite Ikat maroon kurta—was ...
Following 9/11, former first lady of the US, Laura Bush, said, ‘The fight against terrorism is also a fight for the rights and dignity of women.’ Except, it wasn’t.