Saree Dreams

2007 was the year of awareness of the issues related the “loss” of the girl child.

Most societies in the industrialized world have a healthy 0-6 child ratio i.e. there are roughly the same number of girls and boys in the 0 – 6 age-group. In India however, the rapidly declining sex-ratios are turning into a demographic nightmare of frightening proportions.

In India, the sex ratio of girls to boys between the age 0-6 has gone down to 927.

The sex ratio of 927 in the 0 – 6 age group is only the national average for India. There are areas within the country where the ratio has dropped to well below 900. The ratios for some of the states are: Himachal Pradesh 896, Punjab 793, Chandigarh 845, Uttaranchal 906, Haryana 819, Delhi 865, Rajasthan 909, and Gujarat 879. These are not the most economically backward areas of the country. On the contrary, Punjab, with the lowest 0 – 6 sex-ratio in the country, is the most economically prosperous state of India. Delhi, the national capital region of India, has a declining 0 -6 sex-ratio. In fact, some of the poorest states have a sex-ratio well above the national average.

Several reasons are attributed to the decline in the number of girls – neglect of the girl child, high maternal mortality, female infanticide and now, female foeticide. Sex-selective abortions have been greatly facilitated by the misuse of diagnostic procedures such as amniocentesis that can determine the sex of the foetus.

I am the biggest feminist there is! Some of the people I love the most are of female persuasion.

I strongly deplore any direct or indirect actions that lead to these dismal and shameful results.

I beg you to save the girl child.

What we need is a “mind set revolution”.

Shruthi Hassan is the daughter of Kamal Hassan.

This is a very interesting and attractive saree and combo works very well. The lady knows her fashion for sure.

Gold embroidery, sequins and beads give the saree a richness and depth. The blouse is very contemporary and the small embroidery goes well; no necklace to distract you and a gold bag that goes with the gold saree border.

I recently talked about elegant saree design; take a sold color saree, add a mid sized zardogi border to it and pair it with an elegant contemporary blouse that picks up the shimmer of the saree border.

Imagine the same saree in bright pink and it will remind you of recent sighting of Katrina Kaif; imagine this saree in pink and it will remind you of Elizabeth Hurley, imagine this saree in yellow-green and it will remind you of recent showing of Shania.

You can add or subtract the amount of shimmer in the saree and you have a perfect one for the event that you want to use it for or a perfect one to match your own exuberance.

Vidya Balan sizzles in hot pink sari paired with a bare back blouse . The georgette sari is embellished with silver jari and sequin work.

Malaika Arora is one of those Bollywood babes who looks as good entering a room as she does leaving it. Here she wears a green sari with the tiniest of cholis. The spaghetti strap blouse has a showy ornament on the back.

Here is yet another example of adding jewels to the blouse design. It can be done slightly better than this particular combination but you get the idea.