My darling Dhoti!

echoboom,

You again have shown the difference in priorities between a yindoo and a paki.

I being a yindoo, was focussed on the the gain, how a major actress wearing a sari
would translate into gains in indian cultural influence in the west.

you on the other hand, looked at it from your own paki perspective and indulged in
name calling just because a person was wearing a sari !

Once, a Hindu, a Sardar and an American were travelling in an aeroplane. Suddenly, something went wrong and the engines stalled. They had no parachutes with them. So all the three of them decided to risk their lives and jump out of their planes. First, the Sardar jumped out. He removed his turban, used it as a parachute and jumped. Using the turban he slowly floated down. Then the Hindu removed his dhoti and jumped out. Again his dhoti acted as a parachute and he also floated down gently. Seeing this, the American removed his shirt and pant and jumped out. Unfortunately, they did not do well as a parachute and he began to fall rapidly from the plane to the ground. He passed by the Hindu who said - `` May Bhagwan help you``. Then he passed the Sardar. The Sardar looked at the American zooming past him and was puzzled. So he said - ``I see! You want a race! Let us see who is faster`` Saying so, he let go of his turban and tried to catch up with the American.
Sigh.
............

dhoti reminded me of an old Omer Sharif joke on malabaris in the UAE:

During the hot desert summers, the UAE govt only has to watch how they (malabari) wear the lungi. At 40c the lungi goes up to the knees; at 45c it goes higher; and at 50c the govt simply announces: ``malabari dekhna mana hai``

My apologies if anyone is offended.

nazarhayatkhan,
Even in India dhoti was always worn in the rural areas, and lungi a later fashion. For the weather that we have, dhoti is a confortable wear if one knows how to wear it. Urban India has taken to pants and pyjamas rather than dhoti. Although I must say that kurta has taken an even bigger beating than dhoti. Its been reduced to just a fancy dress.

.......``apart from her boyfriend Arun Nayar.......``,
Liz Hurley turns sari clad `bahu`
#8 by satyamvada

Wrong headline; the correct word is : Rakhail.
``Liz Hurley turns sari clad rakhail

India`s ``soft power`` proceeds unimpeded....

Liz Hurley turns sari clad `bahu`

excellent article! Well, ok, it wasn`t excellent excellent, but it made for good reading.

Wonderful satire!

A breather from the nasty bickering in progress at another board. Thank you, Feroz!

Loss of one`s identity is perhaps the biggest loss there could be. While all good things come to an end, this shouldn`t be one of them.

My friends, the point of this somewhat fictional piece has little to do with Dhoti, and a lot (everything) to do with how many distractions are there for an immigrant to so easily get sucked into ways other than one’s own cultural idiosyncrasies. Often times, there is no explanation for that. Dhoti was a metaphor for happening, the writer is expressing that one is lifting one’s dhoti up so high that his ass is fully exposed for the whole world to see (except himself).

This wasn’t meant to be real or a 5th grade English assignment. I apologize.

(Feroz)

Amit # 2

(Now we find that Pakistanis are wearing dhotis!!)

Dhoti is a normal dress in Punjabi country side even today. Lungi is a fashion. In Punjabi movies, the Mutear (young healthy girl/woman) wears Lungi. And so does the hero.

The entire last generation wore Dhoti, at least at home. Shalwar is still associated with Urbanites, educated, somewhat rich.

Dhoti has gone out of fashion for the new urban generation only.

nhk

I like this article. For one thing, it proves that it is possible to write about funny topics having nothing to do with politics and still make a (sort of) point. However, I won’t be surprised if you get very few interacts.

I have always been intrigued by how few are the Indian men outside India (or for that matter, even within India) who continue to wear dhotis. Just contrast that with the number of Indian women who insist on wearing saris no matter what part of the world they may be located in. Wearing a dhoti can not be any more complicated than wearing a sari! I suppose women are more likely to cling on to cultural symbols and don’t mind doing the extra work that is needed! Or are they scared of making a change?

Also:
[I didn’t want to see my cousin upset.]
[I slapped Irfan on his face as hard as I could and I left the restaurant.]
How highly inconsistent of you! Also, did you WALK home?

[Today, I also own a 1957 Alfa-Romeo convertible, have lots of old stuff in my house and I don’t have any Dhotis.]
This change seems too abrupt. So what happened?

Hey Bhagwan,

Kya zamaana aa gaya!! Now we find that Pakistanis are wearing dhotis!! Next we will hear that Pakistanis are eating Idlis and Dhosas for breakfast :-)

As a hindu, I can honestly say that I have never worn a dhoti, not that there is anything wrong with it !!:-)

yawn.........happy jashn-e-eid milad un Nabi.