Dupatta – a woman thing, vastly known as odhani, chunri, chunar, orhna, pacheri and chunni signifies dignity, diversity, modesty, security, safety, love, care, style, sensuality, oomph and elegance of a woman. This 2.5 metres piece of cloth has versatility, myriad designs, mesmerizing colours and motifs and gracious fabrics. Dupatta beautifies woman with its versatility as lehariya, bandhani, phulakari,chikankari, navrangi, satrangi, reshmi, jaalidaar, malmal…Colourful dupatta dazzles with gold or silver threads, mirror, sequins, stones, pearls, zari, zardozi.
Dupatta defines
dignity of a woman…It is vivacious and carefree laughter of young lady…tinkling
smile of a school girl… A plaything for a kid…An overwhelming dream of a bride and retreat for lovers…Sometimes
dupatta is outlined as hitch while sometimes it signifies liberty…The beauty
and symbolism of dupatta has always made it glorious…
It has come
a long way from being traditional and religious attire to a fashionable style
statement.
- SMRITI P.
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ReplyDeleteWonderfully expressed! Keep writing.
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