Shital set a new roecord

Pune : Pune adventurist Shital Rane-Mahajan set a new record by becoming the first Indian to skydive sporting a colourful Nav-wari sari in Thailand on Monday. An elated Rane-Mahajan after landing said owing to favourable weather conditions, she was able to skydive twice from an aircraft at heights of around 13,000 above the world-famous tourist resort of Pattaya. I wanted to do something different with International Women's Day coming up next month, so I decided on wearing the Maharashtrian Nav-wari sari for my skydivesM Rane-Mahajan said. Recounting her experiences, she said that wearing the Nav-wari sari itself is a challenge since the attire is nine-yards (8.25 metres) long - compared to six yards of the regular Indian sari.