“When I opened my eyes in the hospital, I found my braid had been hacked,” said Sajad, 24, who is pregnant with her first child, from her home in Srinagar in India-administered Kashmi ...

We are talking about braid jewellery, also known as jada, poola jada, jada billa or jada choti. It is a traditional South Indian hair ornament specifically designed for brides. The bride Radhika ...