Meandering thoughts - Sita Sreeraman

Well, it is officially about the near end of Autumn as I write this post. I have spent the past few weeks being awed by the different hues of yellow, oranges, reds, purples and browns, as trees shed their foliage and the pumpkins and nuts, clementines, carrots and beets, dahlias and chrysanthemums make their appearance. A final burst of colour before the landscape turns pristine white, broken only by the brown-black tree branches! The gray days feel like twilight as nature starts to turn off the lights and the fog, a collective contended sigh before a well earned rest!

Smriti Irani, the Textiles Minister launched a social media campaign to support handloom textiles in India sometime in April 2016. And it caught on with many joining this campaign, with pictures and posts. And I totally love this campaign and hope it goes on to revive Indian handloom, the prettiest, colurful and most comfortable of all clothing. Handloom, khadi have been close to my heart for many years. My love story with Indian textiles began in Bangalore, where I got to see textiles from various parts of India - be it Gurjari or Mrignayani, KSIC showrooms, Rangachari, Nalli for Kanchipuram and cotton sarees, or exhibitions of Bengal cotton sarees,  Kanta work, Benares silk, Ikkat, Tie and dye etc. I have always come back with a feeling of awe for the colours and patterns. So, here 's my picture for the campaign: