The hand spun khadi has had a big role in the Indian history. Right from the freedom struggle days, our nationalist leaders have considered khadi as not just a fabric but a symbol of self sustenance and independence. However with the advent of designer apparels and synthetic, wrinkle free garments, people swapped khadi with these [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Say ‘Yes’ to Khadi, the comfortable attire of Kerala
Posted in Kerala on July 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Mundu Wearing Compulsory – by government order
Posted in Culture, tagged Kerala, Keralites on July 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Kerala State government has decreed that Kerala men must wear Mundus on Saturdays. The mundu is the Kerala equivalent of the Indian dhoti or Lungi. It is generally white with a coloured border or in the most formal states threaded with a gold border.
Like many traditional indian dresses, young Keralites have forsaken the mundu [...]
