Dupatta and modesty.
The concept of dupatta is so ingrained into the minds of women especially from smaller towns. For several years I used to wear it like a blanket wrapped around me. When the tailor Anna would ask for neck patterns I& #39;d just laugh cos it never mattered. https://twitter.com/timbakktu/status/1265958221711323136">https://twitter.com/timbakktu...

N then one day, I wore a nice looking dupatta just on the single side to which a friend (female) my age commented "oh you& #39;ve dont have b00bs on the other side?". I went red and felt so insulted.
Today I look back at the incident and laugh. But I was hurt by what she said.

My paati was asking if the & #39;towel& #39; that she puts on top of her nightie is nice enough. She steps out to the lawn next to our house for her daily walk.
I sat with her and explained to her that nightie is decent clothing and towel if anything draws attention. She is 86 ya FFS.

I& #39;ve come a long way. I still have my own hang ups about dressing a certain way. People say I wear Sarees like a teacher, but that& #39;s purely my taste and not social conditioning. I& #39;m glad that at least now women have the choice to be the way they want to be.
Long way to go.