Felt hats, Chiffons and Pearls

Image and Narrative Contributed by Usha Bhandarkar Men and women were always very smartly turned out for the races…”you never repeated a sari!” Men wore full suits and felt hats; women wore Chiffons and Pearls. My mother Maya is appalled at the current dress code at the Races which she finds positively sloppy.

My grandmother, now married

Image and Narrative contributed By Manorath Palan, Mumbai My Grandparents Rohini and Thejappa Palan. in  a few days after their wedding in 1941.