PM reveals who started the tradition of draping saree with 'ulta pallu' By IANS | Published on Thu, Dec 24 2020 17:21 IST | 0 Views
On the Left - Jnanadanandini Devi, wife of Rabindranath Tagore's elder brother Satyendranath.. Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, Dec 24 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared an anecdote about the introduction of women to the idea of draping the saree "pallu" over the left shoulder. He said it was Jnanadanandini Devi, wife of Rabindranath Tagore's elder brother Satyendranath, who came up with a sort of solution as draping the saree over the right shoulder hindered with chores. Jnanadanandini, married to the country's first ICS officer and hailing from the top echelon of the Brahmo Samaj, had lived for sometime in Ahmedabad, where her husband was posted. Women in Tagore family were highly educated and much ahead of their times.