Throughout history, the sari has been linked inextricably to the idea of Indian womanhood. It is the oldest surviving garment in the world, originating in the Indus Valley civilization some 5,000 years ago. In The Sari Eternal, award-winning writer Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri explores how the unstitched fabric has evolved over time in the country’s cultural imagination. From the Banarasi to the Kanjivaram, the Sambalpuri to the Paithani, the sari unites the plural India that wears it.