Anjali Atul Padhye remembers sitting with several tiny white sugar beads in her lap while gazing fondly at her mother as she intricately weaved the beads into jewellery.
A 13-year-old Anjali was overwhelmed by the process at the time. But having made ‘halwa dagine’ or ‘halwyache dagine’ (sugar jewellery) for 25 years now, she has mastered the art.