I love this forward I received this Morning. Probably means more to the older generation when Indian mothers wore Sarees and not Salwar Kameez or Jeans / T Shirts 👇👇👇👇
My Mother's saree pallu I don’t think our kids know what a pallu is as mothers now rarely wear saree. The principle use of Ma’s pallu was to provide the elegance to her drape. But along with that, it also served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the stove.
It was wonderful for drying children’s tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears and as a hand towel.
For sleeping kids her lap was the mattress and her pallu the warm cover.
When company came, those pallus were ideal hiding places for shy kids..
And when going out as little kids, the pallu became an anchor, a guide to follow the Mom in the big bad world
And when the weather was cold, Maa wrapped it around her arms.
Those glorious sari pallus wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove.
Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that pallu. It doubled as her apron too
From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls.
In the fall, the pallu was used to bring in berries and sweet scented flowers that had fallen from the trees.
When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old sari pallu could dust in a matter of seconds.
It carried so many toys, a proper basket
It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that ‘old-time sari pallu’ that served so many purposes.
The pallu is nothing but magic woven.
And know what this pallu carried…..I don’t think I ever caught anything from my MOMS pallu – but love
Lovely, isn’t it? I know the feeling will be equally felt by my people of my age group…
( Infact by all..Amma's are special 😘)
