Nine Whole Yards of the Dream Draper

A personal narrative of collective memories that embroider the stories of families and friends on the fabric of essential India

- IRAM ARA IBRAHIM

Malvika Singh calls the sari her second skin. That is why her memoir, Saris of Memory, doesn't come as a surprise to the reader. Her love for the attire, which she happily refers to as an 'obsession,' is talked about in depth page after page. Singh blends memory and Indian craftsmanship to weave something that resonates with anyone who understands the beauty of India's rich heritage of textiles. She writes, "The sari is an unstitched length of cloth, worn across this land in differing drapes, just as the many styles of turbans, all unstitched, and