By Priyanka Deshpande & Nandini Das
CNBC-TV18.com
Published July 23, 2024
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman often chooses silk or cotton fabrics as she favours handloom sarees for their colour, weaving, and texture. Let’s take a sneak peek at her saree choices over the year:
FM Sitharaman for her seventh budget speech chose a white silk saree with magenta border. She also carried a digital tablet wrapped in a traditional 'bahi-khata' style pouch.
For the 2024 interim budget, the FM wore a stunning blue and cream tussar saree. The beautiful cream colored kantha embroidery over the blue body demonstrated Sitharaman’s persistent support for Indian handwoven textiles.
Nirmala opted for a handwoven red ilkal saree adorned with Navalagunda embroidery. A beautiful tapestry of Indian craftship was highlighted with its black borders and specific golden work.
FM chose a rust and maroon handloom Bomkai weave saree with silver thread work in the border, showcasing traditional weaves.
Nirmala opted for a red and off-white silk Pochampally sareee with ikat motifs across the pallu and a green border, combining tradition with modernity.
Sitharaman's chose a bright yellow-gold silk saree with a blue border, representing wealth and abundance. Her simple design symbolised the 'Aspirational India' theme of that year's budget.
In her first budget, Sitharaman made a bold statement in a bright pink Mangalgiri silk saree with a gold border in her own fashion tradition.