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How did the Indian Saree Come into Existence ? – Featuring Julaaha

Thousands of years ago, in the far-east, worshippers of the five elements of nature lived in a valley. It was a land which was lush green and surrounded by five rivers! In other words, this was the earliest known civilisation on the face of the earth, the Indus Valley civilisation. The Ancient Vedas mention them. Passed down from generation to generation orally, the Vedas were scriptures with no written texts! Therefore, we can say that they were the primogenitors responsible for the Indian Saree coming into existence.

Madisar – The Saree Drape of Warriors!


Since I was a young kid I have been seeing my grandma being very different from everyone. I always looked up to her and the way she would drape her saree. I was intrigued by the way she would wear it. She would wear the typical Madisar – Iyengar style 9-yard saree. I would always be a part of wearing the saree since the time I remember. How may you ask?