In the fourth episode of Women Who Speak Heritage, I speak with Sanjeevani Ayachit, a researcher and professor who is also a Ph.D. in Peshwa era costumes. We discuss the sartorial choices of Peshwa men and women and how absent they are in today's books and other forms of documentation. We also discuss the misrepresentation of Peshwa's frugal lifestyle in the magnum opuses like Bajirao Mastani. Sanjeevani throws some much-needed light on the beautiful fabrics of the bygone era. She also talks about the unique rituals and practices of these people. A special mention to her favorite historical character Mastani, an underrated, misjudged cursed beauty who needs a film of her own!

The episode art is a painting of an unknown woman from Peshwa Museum, Parvati, Pune 

Courtesy: Sanjeevani Ayachit 

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