Stark, beautiful resilience — captured in threads of grey and black. Parched keeps it raw with a stone-grey body and deep black border and pallu. Its traditional Nizam-style border, reminiscent of Mangalgiri craft yet distinctly Guntur, stands 4 inches tall in pure zari lines. Simple kadhi zari stripes on the pallu whisper of droughts survived and stories told by firesides. Worn once, remembered forever. No running blouse — because silence is its own poetry.
