 "India's 71st Independence Day: Twitterati help US envoy to choose saree for the day")
US Charge d’Affaires MaryKay Carlson wanted to celebrate India’s 71st Independence Day wearing a saree. But given the variety of sarees India offers, it became a tricky issue for her. Carlson had taken to Twitter to decide on the saree that she would wear on 15 August. For over a month, she used the hashtag #SareeSearch to tweet out a number of videos and photos of her sarees.
Now that my #SareeSearch is over, I’m working on the blouse-what amazing options! Thanks for the helpful ideas &suggestions! #WeWearCulture pic.twitter.com/aBpsHdAm4j
— U.S. Ambassador to India (@USAmbIndia) August 12, 2017
Finally, she narrowed down her choice to four sarees — Jamdani, Dupion, Kanjeevaram and Tussar. Then, she created a Twitter poll, which was taken by nearly 2,000 users, to help her make the final decision.
My #SareeSearch continues. Help me pick one to wear for #IndependenceDay by voting for your favorite. #WeWearCulture pic.twitter.com/sL9zhdrC3C
— U.S. Ambassador to India (@USAmbIndia) August 4, 2017
On Tuesday, the diplomat took to Twitter to finally reveal the saree chosen by Twitterati — Tamil Nadu’s popular Kanjeevaram saree.
#SareeSearch success! Excited to attend #IndependenceDayIndia celebration wearing the voters' choice - Kanjeevaram. #WeWearCulture pic.twitter.com/l7pIXm4UmT
— U.S. Ambassador to India (@USAmbIndia) August 15, 2017
And Twitterati was united in praising Carlson for her gesture:
कितनी सुंदर लग रही है आप साड़ी में मैडम
— विनय कुमार सिंह (@vinay_singh21) August 15, 2017
Impact Shorts
More ShortsThank You Ma'am for the kind gesture! !!☺ you look beautiful in this attire.
— Darshan (@ddpandya) August 15, 2017
Very elegant.
— Manoj Rawat🇮🇳 (@SeaSkipper) August 15, 2017
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