How did Brahmika saree get this name?
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(i) In the late 1870s, Jnanadanandini Devi, wife of Satyendranath Tagore, the first Indian member of the ICS returned from Bombay to Calcutta.
(ii) She adopted the Parsi style of wearing the sari pinned to the left shoulder with a brooch and worn with a blouse and shoes.
(iii) This was quickly adopted by the Brahmo Samaji women and came to be known as the Brahmika sari.
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