India, Feb. 8 -- February feels like a boulevard in bounteous bloom. A month on the calendar fully loaded with sights, smells and sensory overloads.

What with Valentine's Day vibes to Mahashivratri magic. What with a riot of resplendence at the Surajkund Crafts Mela to the spring palettes galore in gardens.

Spring this time also spells flavours of fashion diplomacy.

A teaser, to the resplendence and richness of Indian crafts showcased at that stage called Surajkund mela, was witnessed during the Republic Day itself.

With the European Commission president Ursula Von Der Leyen, the showstopper at the R-Day spectacle, parading the grandeur of Indian brocades, it was but a befitting trailer to what the Surajkund Mela heralds.

Fashion dip...