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In one answer? That is incredibly tough. I have a lifelong affair with sarees and I doubt I can bring them all out in one answer. Remember Sarah Jessica Parker’s Carrie from Sex and the City? That’s the saree obsession level my gal pals and I exhibit.Let’s see just A and B today.A for Ajrakh. This was a shoddy drape, I admit. Pardon! This is Ajrakh hand print on modal silk.A for Arani Air India saree from the Arani cluster, Tamil Nadu. This is a classic combo of silver and grey, no zari. The rising Air India border was a favourite of Madam Indira Gandhi. No wonder… it’s graceful, elegant and just right for a day at the PMO office! :)B for Baluchari. And blue skies (no filter)23rd Feb 2020:C for ChanderiOr C for (imaginary) cigarette:Feb 24 2020:D for DhonekhaliFeb 25 2020:E was especially hard. I think I will go with E for Embroidery. Nothing like indigenous shadow work embroidery that’s slightly colonial-influenced! Chikankari meets French floral traditions.Feb 26 2020F for Fabric yardages I have successfully converted into sarees. I get random running material from various places. If I find something that can moonlight as a saree, I know I have hit jackpot.F for Flicked sarees, as well. Typically, flicked from mum’s wardrobe.Feb 28 2020G for Gajji. This is Gujarati Bandhini in Gajji silk.G for Ganga Jamuna. A classic Kanchipuram saree with a cream body and two different border shades.Feb 29 2020H for hand painted stuff. The base material has questionable origin but the painting was pretty. So, I bought it!H for a saree that’s close to my Heart.Mar 1 2020:I for Ikat. I was crazy about ikat for a while. I got sarees in single and double ikat and also got info western dresses tailored in ikat material. And then, lost the craze a couple of years ago. My favourite is the Telia Rumal ikat. Someday perhaps, I will end up getting the king of Indian silks, the Patan Patola. Until then, my ikat choice is Telia Rumal.I is also for Ilkal, a brilliant Karnataka weave.Mar 2 2020:J is of course, for Jamdani. My most favourite weave these days. Bengalis know their sarees very, very well indeed. I would love to go back in time and see those timeless Muslim Jamdani traditions. Here’s a bunch of my Jamdanis. Of these, the brown and white/pink/black are from Bangladesh while the pink is from India. The motifs show the divergence in Indian-Bangladeshi weaving traditions very clearly.Mar 4 2020:I am Tamil which means K is for Kanchipuram.KoorainaduBut, my most favourite of the K list is Kalakshetra:Mar 4 2020:L for Leheriya.or L for LinenMar 5 2020M for Maheshwari, Madisar and MolakalmuruN for NegamamMar 5 2020O for Odisha Ikat.P for Patteda AnchuP for Ponduru Khadi, the mother of all Indian Handlooms. The Mahatma wore Ponduru Khadi.P for Paithani, the regal weaver from Paithan near Aurangabad, Maharashtra. The silk is coarse and thick, query different from southern variants that are smoother. I was lucky to find a weaver who came with great credentials. Called my husband for Hindi translation. And he ended up buying me three sarees instead of one!Mar 10 2020:Q is quite tough. So, let me call it a saree that makes me feel like a Queen. It’s Benarasi, Jaal Bandhini on pure silk georgette from Taneira.Mar 11 2020:R for Rajasthan. The state has beautiful bandhinis, block prints, Kota dorias and georgettes in a riot colours.Mar 16 2020:S for Silk, in all its glory.A couple of really nice Kanchipurams:Printed Silks:Mysore silks. I was a huge fan, thanks to my mum who loved Mysore Silk to bits. I then decided to shift handloom. So, I have not been to KSIC much in recent years.T for Tant, T for Tussar. T for Thirubhuvanam as well. But I have written an entire answer on that already.U for a debatable Uppada. I don’t know if it’s Uppada or Kanchipuram.V for Vendetta?! I got it after years and years of planning… some major vendetta indeed, on a healthy bank balance. An authentic, hand-painted kalamkari on handwoven Kanchipuram, complete with korvai borders. It smells of the river Swarnamukhi and buffalo milk! Seriously, the art form uses buffalo milk to paint and treat the saree. I am waiting for an invitation from the Queen of England to wear this! ;)Please excuse the jeans and tunic.X for Xquisite ChikankariY for YakshaThe Yakshagana art form of Karnataka uses this chequered pattern of stage clothes. An NGO decided to promote these sarees and I got one.Z for ZealPure Zeal for handwoven beauties. Art, craft and sartorial elegance.Much thanks for giving me the opportunity to answer this question.This is a special saree. The very first handloom saree that I bought with my first ever salary. From Kalpasthree, Chennai. Got it for my mum and borrowed it from her several times! :)

Thanks for the A2A Anonymous,I believe I have already answered a similar question like this before, but it doesn’t matter I will answer it once again if it helps people to learn more.India is not a simple country for me to describe. There is definitely not just one view on India, but rather there are many, and they range from friendly to not so friendly.However, for the vast majority of Vietnamese, we have nothing against India and Indian people.The Central and Southern parts of Vietnam only recently fell to the Northmen, prior to this we were split up like this:The Yellow part (Dai Viet) is Chinese influenced and probably regarded India highly, but not on par with China, having just separated from the Empire a couple of decades prior, thus retaining “Middle Kingdom”, and Chinese centric thought processes regarding culture.However, the Green part (Champa) and Purple part (Cambodia) are especially culturally related to India, in architecture, language script and religion. They especially would think very highly of India!Just look at the Brahmic remains in My Son, in Central Vietnam:Back to topic, Vietnamese admire India for being so:UniqueThink about it, which other country in the world could be so naturally rich as to be its own sub-continent, containing not one but two huge rivers, which have also fed life into a country of 1.3 Billion people today, and countless others in the past? Even other great civilisations like Egypt only had one big river. India has two!Ganga:Indus:Historical prowessIndia was certainly very relevant in Southeast Asia in our past. And she will continue to be so in the future. As India becomes more powerful, she will go on to reconnect with her lost ‘sisters’ in Southeast Asia.The “Indo-sphere”:Greater India:Her Eastern sisters:The Motherland to all this glory herself:Culturally rich5000, 10,000 years of history, culture and grandeur still survive even to this day it appears. Nothing can stop India’s glories!PS. India’s Emblem is really cool and is a sign of your unique art, creativity and sculpturing abilities:DiversityWe can appreciate the incredible religious, ethnic diversities of India. A dream, heavenly place whereby multiple races and peoples and live together in peace. A place where tolerance is the norm and Indian Democracy and freedom reigns supreme.There are 3 religions here and they are all in peace:Islam, Hinduism and Cricket!!!Furthermore, being colonised ourselves by the French, we can sympathise with India’s plight. Her once mighty, peaceful presence on the world stage being symbolically insulted with the advent of British Colonisation. Certainly we Vietnamese understand your annoyance here, as our “Golden Age” was also crushed when the Frenchmen came to ‘examine’ our natural treasures.Personally, I would also like to see Vietnam and India become better partners regarding our relations, there is much to work on, as long as the number of Vietnamese seeing India in a good light is below 100%:Then maybe we could become allies, maybe even friends and perhaps one day we will be brothers!Regarding work and opportunities, many Vietnamese are in fact keen on working with Indian people. India has lots of Economic potnetial, and is set to become a superpower after 2060, that's why we want to be allies, since we are long term thinkers, and realise India's untapped potential to be a strong country. This is evident with her large and ready labour force:As we are both rapidly developing nations, there is so much knowledge that we could be exchanging, such an exchange would only be beneficial for our two nations.Also, Bollywood is becoming quite popular in Vietnam: Indian teenage actress Avika Gor visits VietnamDont forget yog: Yoga gains immense popularity in Vietnam, especially among women - The Economic TimesIndian series are becoming popular in Vietnam: In Vietnam, the Soap Operas Are DiplomatsHere Vietnam proposed a statue of Ho Chi Minh to be built to celebrate India-Vietnam ties: Vietnam's fresh appeal for former PM Ho Chi Minh's statue in Delhi - The Economic TimesIn terms of the film industry, both countries are promoting each other, showing our growing friendship: India, Vietnam working on ties to promote film shooting - Times of IndiaDon’t forget also, our scientific co-operation: India’s satellite tracking station in Vietnam serves as eye on East SeaFor example: Recently, my cousin's boyfriend has been going to India from Vietnam, to receive IT training- part of an ongoing friendly exchange between the two nations. Indian Navy have also been training Vietnamese sailors.Also, we are keen for India to become allies with us, you see the thing is, we are interested especially in becoming friends with strong, Democratic nations like India because our neighbor has been invading and occupying us for 2200 years! And because they’re a dictatorship, the future seems bleak without Democratic India.Who are “they” you ask? These guys:Only the mighty Indian Navy can help us, thus we are ever so keen to work with you:I hope we can all be friends!Conclusion: The majority of Vietnamese love India. I LOVE INDIA! Long live the Republic. I hope you become a superpower soon!P.S. If anyone wants to teach me anything about India, you can message me or comment below. I’m eager to learn!

Prior to Lucy, Vance, born Vivian Roberta Jones on July 26, 1909 in tiny Cherryvale, Kansas (an hour and a half west of Joplin, MO) - was primarily a stage actress with only a small handful of screen credits under her belt , beginning in 1933, and most uncredited. She had had a small role in 1950's “The Secret Fury", and on Broadway had starred in “Voice of the Turtle" , which was made into a movie with Hugh Marlowe, tbough she didn't star in the movie.When Jones was still a child her family moved from Cherryvale to Independence, Kansas for work related reasons and she attended high school in Independence, Kansas demonstrating a talent for acting. As a child, she played with 20s movie ingenue Louise Brooks.Jones, as still a teen, relocated to Albuquerque,, New Mexico and performed in the very first show at Albuquerque Little Theatre (ALT) in 1930. Immediately sensing her star potential, the community in 1932 conducted some old-school crowdsourcing: After her performance in The Trial of Mary Dugan, they gave Vance the ticket money so she could travel to New York and try to “make it big.” There, she starred on Broadway in “The Voice of the Turtle". It is said her family was not supportive of her decision to pursue a career in acting.Only a year after moving to New York, Jones relocated again to Los Angeles and was able to procure a few bit parts in “B" movies, always uncredited, the first being in 1933. By then she had assumed the stage name Vivian Vance.. For reasons unknown, her acting career on the big screen did not materialize as she expected, and she therefore took roles on stage to fill in the gaps.Around 1950, she was spotted on stage in La Jolla, California performing in Voice of the Turtle and was spotted by none other than Dezi Arnaz, who was present in the audience with a producer friend and looking for talent for a new TV situation comedy with his wife, Lucille Ball. Arnaz was sold on her on the spot after seeing the play, and thought she would be perfect as the frumpy housewife alongside grouchy landlord Fred Mertz, played by William Frawley.Lucy, however, was a hard sell who was set on first character actress Bea Benaderet and then personal friend Barbara Pepper, to play the role of second banana and landlady Ethel Mertz. As luck would have it, neither could commit or was available. Lucy thought that Vivianne - (who had a somewhat glamorous image onscreen) would not be convincing as the frumpy housewife to sidekick William Frawley owing to her 22 year age difference. However, Vance put on a few pounds, dressed in a shabby outfit,, and gave a very convincing audition to Lucy.After Lucy premiered in 1951 and became an instant hit, Vance did become a household name thereafter, garnering an emmy as best supporting actress in 1954 and several nominations throughout the run of “Lucy".After the half hour Lucy folded at the end of the 56–57 season, there were plans for a new vehicle for Vance and a pilot was made, but the pilot was not picked up.Vance continued to reprise her role in a series of hour long episodes until 1960 after which the series officially folded for good. All along, Vance suffered debilitating panic attacks and struggled with mental health issues for years, though it was not known to her costars and certainly not the viewing public.(3)1950s publicity photo - Vivianne VanceIn the fall of 1962, Lucy began a new incarnation of her show sans Desi Arnaz (now her ex) and Frawley. Vance agreed to reprise her role as sidekick and best friend, though now her character was divorced; Ball's character was widowed. Vance's new character incorporated her first name just like Lucy; Vivienne Bagley. CBS executives did not expect the show to be a success without the husband's involved and put little faith that it would last beyond one season. But they were wrong, boy were they wrong.In 1961, Vance had just remarried for the fourth time, the year before The Lucy Show premiered, and she wasn't thrilled about starring in a primetime series which essentially reprised her former role. However she did finally agree to play Lucy's sidekick for a few years only, with the caveat that she could be an attractive divorcee.The new format proved successful and filming was in color starting in the 1963–64 second season, though CBS continued to broadcast it in black and white several years thereafter.However, by 1965 Vance, now remarried and situated on the east coast, had tired of the daily grind and did not renew her contract, much to Ball's dismay. (1) Vance was said to also ask for a huge increase in salary or she would quit, but Lucy balked. Unfortunately, Vance was not kidding and whether a contract dispute or something else, she quit the show. It is much more plausible that she just got tired of doing it and the long distance commute by air.Lucy thought the show was doomed and could not be successful without Vance as her trusted sidekick. She initially replaced her with veteran comedic actress Ann Southern, but Vance proved to be irreplaceable. Still the show continued to be a success and always in the top ten.To fill the void left by Vance's departure, the show was retooled and Gale Gordon, who played grouchy banker Mr. Mooney, was promoted to co-starr instead of occasional guest star as the script called for, and Mary Jane Croft added as cast member, though Vance continued to make occasional appearances through the years the various Lucy shows were on the air. No doubt Vance was tiring of the role and thought some of the scripts too silly, such as the Lucy and Vivian go to Sunset Strip, where they portrayed hippies.Meanwhile,, off set Vance struggled with panic attacks and mental health, and continued to see a psychiatrist twice weekly as she had for years. Vance also suffered from clinical depression and severe anxiety disorder.In 1965 she made her last movie appearance on the big screen in a cameo role as a a newspaper tycoon's wife in the Natalie Wood-Tony Curtis vehicle “The Great Race". She continued to make occasional guest star appearances on the various Lucy shows, however, though she remained on the east coast.In the mid 1970s, Vance appeared in TV commercials as a spokesperson for Maxwell House coffee, making scant appearances on the TV talk show circuit, Dinah! And Merv Griffin among others, reminiscing on her time as Ethel Mertz on “I Love Lucy".In 1977, she also appeared in a Lucy TV special, her last appearance on TV prior to her death from cancer at age 70 in 1979.In actuality, Vance became a household name because of her role of landlady Ethel Mertz in “I Love Lucy", the most popular and beloved show of all time which brought worldwide everlasting fame to all the actors on it.However, she never did establish herself as a recognized name on the big screen prior as her three co-stars had, and as a result fewer opportunities to showcase her talents came her way. Lucy, Desi, and Frawley were very well established and recognized names prior to the fame that I Love Lucy brought them.By the early 60s, both Lucy and Vivian Vance were nearing fifty and somewhat typecast - Vance in particular as the neighbor or best friend type. Since she had made enough money, wanted to devote herself to being a housewife, struggled with mental health issues and recognized her own limitations as an actress - being typecast - she wasn't much interested in becoming a huge star and preferred leading an anonymous life as much as possible.Sources used for this article:(1) ‘I Love Lucy': Lucille Ball and Vivianne Vance Went Separate Ways on follow-up show because of contract demands by Joe Rutland, Outsider website 2/21/21(2) Ball of Fire: The Tumultuous Life and Comic Art of Lucille Ball by Stefan Kanfer, Publisher Vintage, 2004.(3) The Other Side of Ethel Mertz: The Life Story of Vivian Vance by Frank Castelluccio, Publisher Knowledge, Ideas and Trends, 1998. I