The Indian love affair with the saree is as old as time – so the #SareeTwitter hashtag was probably just waiting to happen. It was an excuse for women to display sarees of all sorts and hues – which also seemed to give the Mumbai Police the idea for the #KhakhiTwitter hashtag:
Twitter users of all ages showed off their sarees – the elegant, the sober, the shiny, the shimmery.
Why choose one – when you have more than one favourite.
Some little boys also joined in – happily.
Celebs also showed of their sarees - such as Gul Panag in this beautiful contrasting ensemble.
Nothing can match the elegance and beauty of a saree, actress Yami Gautam says.
Nidhi Razdan also joined in the Twitter trend.
Every Indian woman will have some precious hand-me-down sarees – from their mother, grandmothers or aunts. These are the sarees that perhaps are treasured more than the ones recently bought, as Faye D’Souza demonstrates.
Here is a picture shared of a wedding morning 22 years ago.
One twitter user shared this rather amazing picture of India's first aviator, who flew the Tiger Moth solo – wearing a, what else, a saree!
Journalist Barkha Dutt posted this picture of her mother – then reporting from a warfront in 1965.
German actor Suzanne Bernert shared this one from among ‘countless saree pics’.
Some of us have an obsession for sarees – apparently there is no such thing as too many sarees.
Khaki has its own charm, doesn’t it? Mumbai Police started off the #KhakiTwitter hashtag because there is swag in the uniform that so many take pride in.
Yes khakhi has swag!
When in doubt, do both!
Indian women typically wear several hats – professional, mother, homemaker – and outfits to match! They can make both hashtags trend: #KhakiTwitter and #SareeTwitter!
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