My sari did not unravel! Yippee :)

This has to rank amongst the best dinners I have ever attended in Bombay. Hosted by Nusli Wadia and the De Beers Group, in tribute to Rajmata Gayatri Devi, for just 100 people drawn from royalty and the Wadia's and the Rajmata's friends like Arvindsinhji of Udaipur, Sunil Gavaskar, Leander Paes, Ratan Tata, Simi Grewal, Jagjit Singh...it was very different in the sense that people were far more chilled out as they were enjoying being with friends and associates rather than being on display for the media or for the snobby socialite crowd. As Arvindsinhji put it, this was for people who really have nothing to prove to anybody! Had immense fun!

The diamonds were equally gorgeous. Gayatri Devi unveiled the Arisia Gayatri Devi Solitaire Range, which has just 200 limited edition pieces crafted around the rarest and most flawless contemporary diamonds mined by De Beers, so snap one up NOW if you want it. Each piece is initialled by the Rajmata herself. The first set was auctioned off for a final bid of Rs. 4,50,000! Most stunning were the two 5-karat pieces that had the Rajmata's image etched onto the diamond tablet itself, with a special technique that has been used for the first time in the world.

Some might consider this as a tribute to the Rajmata. To me, however, there can be no better tribute to the diamond than to have Gayatri Devi's image associated with it!