A while back, I mentioned M S Blue to someone, and he
assumed that I was talking about the Indian Cricket team’s jersey shade. Well, that makes sense too I guess – M S Dhoni’s jersey shade!
Quite different from Dhoni’s jersey shade, what I was
referring to was another shade of blue. The sparkling blue of the saree worn by
M S Subbulakshmi, the renowned Carnatic singer. When Kanjeevaram sarees were
carefully woven and not mass produced, one of the famous sari merchants (who
also happened to be a huge fan of the singer) – Muthu Chettiar - gifted her a
sari in this distinctive shade of blue. The term M S Blue soon became extremely
popular, and for many South Indian ladies it was a dream to own the coveted M S
Blue silk sari.
And yes, M S (Subbulakshmi) Blue is different from the M S
(Dhoni) Blue.
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