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She shuns luxury, is known for wearing simple white cotton sarees and flip-flops, and is called simply Didi, or older sister.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

It's also a kaleidoscope of colours from vibrant historical murals to intricate sarees in shop windows.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2025

New Delhi-based Kriti Tula's fashion label Doodlage collects fabric waste from factories discarded for minor defects and pieces them together to create flowing dresses and sarees, selling them for about $100 a piece.

From Reuters • Nov. 4, 2021

The other half is from the south: land of magnificent temples, hot blistering beach towns, lotuses, coconut trees, Kanjeevaram silk sarees, and bunches of jasmine woven through your hair.

From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2021

Naima knew she was a widow because only women who had lost their husbands wore white sarees.

From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins