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Biju helped Bapa to open the bundles,

take out the saris one by one, and open
them all out. The whole carpet was
covered in metres and metres of shining

patterned silks and cottons in the
brightest of colours. It looked as if a
rainbow had fallen into the room and got

all tangled up.

‘This pallav is a very old traditional

pattern … This has the latest design
given by a foreign designer … This is a
pure silk sari … This sari won a national
award ….’ Bapa tried to make the lady

see each sari as special.

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