New Delhi, Dec. 14 -- Fashion designer and author Bina Ramani recounted her first meeting with the former Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, recalling the time she gifted Gandhi a couple of jewellery pieces as a gesture of goodwill.

In an interview with ANI, Bina Ramani recalled her encounter with Indira Gandhi at a festival curated by writer Pupul Jayakar, where several Indian designers had tied up with various stores.

While recounting the incident, Bina Ramani said, "I went for Indira Gandhi. Now, I'm wearing a particular sari to match the necklace that I had recently made, which was a bunch of about maybe 30 garnets loose at the bottom, attached to a big pendant of two peacocks with a hole in it. The two peacocks were held toget...