“Surbhi understood what I was going to wear three years from now, not just on my wedding morning. The lehenga is the only piece in my trousseau I've reached for twice.”

“The fitting was unhurried in the most generous way — three afternoons in the haveli, masala chai, the kind of attention you forget exists.”

“There is a stitch on the inside of my saree blouse with three names on it. The cutting master, the karigar, and the woman who finished the hook. I think about that often.”