Every saree has a story to tell.
A celebration of the intricate art of the Saree in vivid photographs, interwoven with personal remembrances, cultural history and attentive description of this time-honored artisanal practice.
The unique coffee table book, "Sarees - Stories in Six Yards", is a loving portrait of twenty-one exquisite sarees from across India, woven with reminiscences and interesting nuggets of information and richly embellished with vivid photographs exclusively curated for the book.
Excerpt from the introduction in the book:
Sarees are a topic of love for many. To me, they are way more than mere garments - they trigger memories of events and of people, they evoke emotions. They are an integral part not just of my physical memory, but also my emotional memory. My attempt in this book is to give a voice to these memories, share these stories, and while doing so, also share what I discovered about these sarees, their distinctive features and their interesting history.
Bhat, Vaishali: - "Ms. Vaishali Bhat is a successful senior finance executive by profession, with experience in several top multinational companies. She is well-known in professional circles not just for her business and finance acumen, but also for her passion for people and organisation development - as a prolific trainer, champion of diversity and inclusion, and a valued mentor. Vaishali is a multi-faceted personality. She has been a role model to many in the way she has deftly balanced an illustrious career while playing her family roles well and following her interests with zest. Music, dance, travel, photography are some of the hobbies she actively pursues. Her interest in language and literature goes back to her early years. A writer herself, she writes in three languages on her blog site. "Sarees - Stories in Six Yards" is Vaishali's first editing project, a great meeting point of her two passions - writing and sarees."
Deshpande, Shilpa: - "Ms. Shilpa Deshpande is an established user experience designer, and multimedia artist working in San Francisco. Shilpa was born and raised in Mumbai, and her journey in design explores a wide range of design disciplines like graphic design, print work and digital experiences. Along with being a Sketchnote artist, she also loves to work on various mediums such as watercolors and ink and enjoys studying more about the different folk arts of India. Besides her work with the pen and the brush, Shilpa is an accomplished Indian classical Bharat Natyam dancer. Under the guidance of her guru, Shilpa and her daughter have been an integral part of several dance productions for many years. She loves addressing the fundamental everyday needs that people have with creative (and sometimes even magical) solutions. Her mantra is to "always find something interesting and motivating to express yourself". She truly believes that one's ownership of a project can itself be a great motivation to accomplish outstanding work. This "Sarees - Stories in Six Yards" book design project is a fine testimony of her deep beliefs and creative expertise."
Kekkar, Kalika: - "The author, Ms. Kalika Kekkar, is a seasoned technology professional with over two decades of experience in corporate America. She grew up in Mumbai, India and currently lives in Silicon Valley Bay Area, California, USA. She loves to interact with people and draws inspiration from listening to their life stories. She is passionate about giving back, and contributes by mentoring others, sharing her own journey into technology companies and actively championing programs to increase the diversity in the Tech community.This coffee table book, "Sarees - Stories in Six Yards" is her maiden attempt to share a loving portrait of twenty-one exquisite sarees from across India, woven with reminiscences and interesting nuggets of information and richly embellished with vivid photographs.This coffee table book, "Sarees - Stories in Six Yards" is her maiden attempt to share a loving portrait of twenty-one exquisite sarees from across India, woven with reminiscences and interesting nuggets of information and richly embellished with vivid photographs."
