The 74th death. [Text by Himanshu Verma; photo by Mehar Jyrwa] Lurking like a cheeky phantom in the country’s art and fashion world, he was the Saree Man of India. Himanshu Verma's mad eclectic work stood at the cusp of traditional aesthetics and contemporary creativity. That said, Mr Verma was always unsure about what exactly he ought to do - curate, create or simply be an artistic parasite. As a result, he ended up doing a lot, and some of those achievements turned out to be moderately significant - like re-appropriating the saree as a male garment. He also created India’s first saree museum. In the initial years of his saree-wearing career Mr Verma was the only man in Delhi spotting the wondrous