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Introduction of Sarree

Sarree was introduced in India by the Greek princess and daughter of Selucus, Helen. Married to Chandragupta Maurya, she took a while to get accustomed with the Indian culture & tradition.

In India women used to wear skin tight clothes containing tight blouse covering the chest, somewhat similar to the modern day blouses, and a tight petticoat starting just below the waist. Where as the Greek women dress code was a dangling single cloth covering the whole body.

The mixture of Helen's Greek culture and Indian culture resulted in the inception of Sarree. A mixture of both the Indian and Greek traditional dress code for women.


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