2+ week, 1+ day ago  (818+ words) I did not know then that they were heirloom Basra pearls from Hyderabad being worn by a woman far removed from her homeland. Years later, I would learn that this is how Basra pearls often survive now, through old family…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (330+ words) It's 10 minutes before we have to leave for my cousin's mehendi and my mum won't stop handing me jhumkas, each pair bigger and shinier than the last. And I won't stop turning them down, It's just too much gold for…...