FuSION ROOtS: Inspirations in Indian Colors

You don't realize it unless you bother to observe - India is the most colorful country in the world. Actually we all know it say it all the time, but how much do we value it. With globalization, rather westernization, the one thing that we are losing out on and not observing are the colors of India. On the whole, with colors a lot more, but my concern today is about the colors and prints! There are many out there addressing the bigger concerns but I'd like to stick to this one.

It was while picking up colors for Rangoli that I realized that I hadn't seen these colors together for a very long time. And just then my friend Ritika complained about how there were no colors in the market. She had been missing bright red for a very long time, all her t shirts were suddenly greys and pastels! And I couldn't disagree! And with the whole winter collection in store, it gets even more difficult to get bright Indian colors.

It was while walking through the Istiklal street in Istanbul, Turkey, that i realized how much I miss India and why. There were thousands of commuters on that street that day but still I didn't find it as exciting as my visits to Crawford market in Mumbai. Our market is full of colors, be it our food or sarees, be it the plastic items sold on road or cushion covers, everything is so bright and colorful and love it!!!!

It's while shooting in Rajasthan that I enjoyed my stay the most - what colors!!! I went crazy shopping in the bylanes of Jodhpur and so cheap!!!! Especially visit a shop called Lalji's in Jodhpur - famous for everything!! Haha!!!

Now i have made an oath - as far as possible I'll only wear as many Indian colors as possible !!! And so Fusion Roots will only promote Indian fabrics and Indian colors....