My wife has always been into the Orient. We are from Chicago, and although there is a lot of culture and things happening here in the city, there’s not the same softness or hotness as there is in an Indian city. I took her to India last year for our anniversary, and she fell even more in love. She took a particular liking to Indian kurtis, which is a type of light-weight dress that can vary, depending on the qualities of a designer kurti. I loved to see her in the kurtis there, because they were so authentic and ornate. She looked beautiful. The people were so kind who lent her their Indian kurtis.
When we got home, she thought of looking for a designer kurti store in the States. We found nothing! It was very discouraging. What we did find just wasn’t very real-looking, and we thought it wasn’t worth the high prices.
My wife works in a hospital, and she got a new co-worker last week who is from India. The co-worker apparently told my wife that her eyes would look marvelous with this particular designer kurti she owns but that doesn’t fit her anymore. She asked at random if my wife would like it, unknowing that we had been searching for real Indian kurtis for a while now. The kindness of Indian culture came through, authentic and giving. My wife gladly agreed, and she told the Indian co-worker her coincidental story.
After trying on the designer kurti, my wife asked the Indian woman if she happened to have anyone or relatives here who made kurtis by hand. She didn’t, but she knew of Ahaarya, which was one of the next best things for buying Indian kurtis in Chicago. Even through the diction of Ahaarya’s website, we could tell that these were kind people with sensitive eyes for art, humanity, and designer kurtis. We bought 3 simple Indian kurtis, and 2 special designer kurtis. Now I laugh that almost every day my wife is wearing a new colorful Indian kurti. I wouldn’t have it any other way, though, because she is clearly happy doing so!
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