SS MEET 3 SPRING 2019

I have worn,this weekend, three sarees. Amazing feat.

Saturday Saree 1/3.

Saree Speak Meet day.

Also Puratassi Sani Day.

Received a Whatsapp message from mum asking me to fast, pray. Had to get up quite early as a friend was taking my car in for service. Cooked for family, got ready for SS MEET, fetched Shakthi Jeyashankar, and got to the India Gate restaurant.

Draped this sunny yellow and parrot green silk with kantha work, embroidered flowers and leaves to herald in Spring. The Theme of the meet.

Blouse is embroidered green. Saree gifted by a dear friend. Accessories -my anticipation of a wonderful afternoon ahead 😂and my smile 😊, common accessories for all Sakhis.

On parking, met the beautiful Kanika Diesh, whose warm aura I love and dry wit, I admire. Was met by gorgeous organisers Gargi Trivedi, Aaditi Pandit and Debbie Debanjali.

Sat at a table with Kanika and her lovely friends.

An afternoon to remember.

Met old Sakhis Sushila Iyer, Kirithika Kiki, Anupama Handebagh; made new friends, Deepti Zantye, Priyanka, Rajeshwari, Sri Devi, Sonia Ahuja, Swati, and so many Sakhis.

Icebreakers, games galore with on the spot prizes. Enchanting Dance performances by Gargi Trivedi and Rachna Sethi. Ladies danced, chatted, ate their fill from a sumptuous buffet of breads, rice, curries, salad, pappadam and sweets.

And lots and lots of photos, in front of varied backdrops of flowers, lights, cars, the restaurant’s feature wall, anything and everything.

All in all, an afternoon well spent.

A room of ladies from all parts of India, from various corners of the world, some of whom were meeting for the very first time.

And yet, who managed to mix and mingle because of a single uniting factor – their love for the elegant classic drape, our Saree.

Thank you organisers and Sakhis.

Looking forward to the next SS Meet – #allindiassmeet? On the 30th of November.

Probably may have to be renamed #globalssmeet 😂🤣❤️. — with Gargi Trivedi and 12 others.