Dear Friends:
I like barfi. And I have noticed that the Assamese children as well
grown-up women these days have jaris (silver threads etc} in their
clothes.Is it a subtle change of culture? Till I read the above article
I always regarded them as tinsels.I thought they were cheap. Now I know
they are made from pure silver and costly. For 150 sheets of silver
foil, confectioners have to pay about $8.50.Please read what Jo
Winterbottom says in the International Herald Tribune today(05.01 2012).
This subject has been discussed in other journals as well'
http://www.livemint.com/2012/01/04151922/Indians-innovate-to-keep-a-shi.html?h=A1
-bhuban
http://www.livemint.com/2012/01/04151922/Indians-innovate-to-keep-a-shi.html?h=A1
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