Balancing the thaal between them, Bilquis and Rashida move carefully into the living room. A white tablecloth has been laid on the floor, embroidered with blue flowers that evoke collective memories of a time when that identical piece of linen adorned homes across communities and regions in south India.
Dressed in ghagra-odnas that fall carelessly around their shoulders, they invite us to join them on the soft carpeting. We sit cross-legged and Bilquis pours from a water jug into a traditional basin below, to wash our hands before we begin.
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