Have always wondered. How we Indian women have retained our saree as our daily lived in attire.
And Indian men succumbed as a body to western clothing, trousers and shirt.
Suryaprakash Kompalli
30 November 2015 at 12:52 ·
Why should one not wear a lungi/dhoti and kurta as opposed to the more modern clothing paraphernalia? I see a few major advantages:
1. A traditional lungi/dhoti/kurta does not have any need for zippers, buttons or the like. These automatically remove our reliance on wasteful industries. Also, no one can ever blame men for leaving their fly open.
2. A dhoti/Kurta can be tightened or loosened depending on your waist size. Huge boost to someone who worries about flab. Ever seen size zero in a saree? To some extent, a Kurta (Especially Kutch or Gujju style ones) can also accommodate changing body sizes.
4. The dress is normally accompanied by a kanduva, a large towel-like cloth. This accessory can be adapted to a variety of uses: To tie things, as a headgear, bed-sheet, wiping cloth you name it. Imagine doing all this with your trouser. And the hanky does not even come close to the adaptability of a kanduva.
Disadvantages that I can rule out:
1. A dhoti comes off easily. A properly tied dhoti will not come off even in a crowded peak-hour Mumbai local train. Proper tying of a dhoti is not difficult. It is especially not difficult if you do it daily.
2. No pockets in dhoti. A legit disadvantage. But awesome pockets are possible in the Kurtas. Folds of dhotis are good enough to surreptitiously hide weapons, forget money purses.
3. It is not modern. If you have read this post till here, then this is not a disadvantage.
Any other thoughts?
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