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The term kurti covers upper garments worn in South Asia encompassing waistcoats, jackets and blouses.

Kurti

In modern usage, a short kurta is referred to as the kurti. However, traditionally, the term kurti refers to waist coats,[1] jackets and blouses[2] which sit above the waist without side slits, and are believed to have descended from the tunic of the Shunga period (2nd century B.C.).[3] The kurti is distinguished from the choli by the latter leaving the midriff exposed.

There are a number of styles of kurti which include the following:

Punjabi kurti

In the Punjab region, the kurti is a short cotton waist coat[4] which is buttoned down the front to the waist. In the past, women wore a chain of gold or silver called zanjiri around the buttons. Men wore the zanjiri on the kurta in the Punjab region.[5]

Another style of Punjabi kurti is a short version of the anga (robe).[6] The kurti can also be half or full sleeved and hip length with no front or back opening. Men's kurti is called phatui or wastkot in Punjabi.[7] The kurti of South Punjab, Pakistan is referred to as the Saraiki kurti.

Bihari kurti

In Bihar, the term kurti is used to refer to a bodice[8] which is a combination of the choli and jacket.

Uttar Pradesh

The kurti in Uttar Pradesh and the adjoining Himalayas region is a short blouse.[9]

Gujarat

In Gujarat and Kathiawar, the type of kurti (coat) falls to just below the waist.[10]

Rajasthan

The men's kurt in Rajasthan is a full sleeved, tightly fitting, buttonless vest.[11]

Sindh

See also

References

  1. ↑ Forbes, Duncan (1861) A smaller Hindustani and English dictionary
  2. ↑ Bahri, Hardev (2006) Advanced learner's Hindi English Dictionary
  3. ↑ Panjab University Research Bulletin: Arts, Volume 13, Issue 1 - Volume 14, Issue (1982)
  4. ↑ Punjab District Gazetteers: Rawalpindi District (v. 28A) (1909)
  5. ↑ Kehal, Harkesh Singh (2011) Alop ho riha Punjabi virsa bhag dooja. Lokgeet Parkashan. ISBN 978-93-5017-532-3
  6. ↑ Compiled and published under the authority of the Punjab government (1939)Punjab District and State Gazetteers: Part A.
  7. ↑ Walter Pullin Hares (1929) An English-Punjabi Dictionary
  8. ↑ Flynn, Dorris (1071) Costumes of India
  9. ↑ Vanessa Betts, Victoria McCulloch (2014) Indian Himalaya Footprint Handbook: Includes Corbett National Park, Darjeeling, Leh, Sikkim
  10. ↑ Sharma, Brijendra Nath (1972) Social and Cultural History of Northern India: C. 1000-1200 A.D
  11. ↑ Census of India, 1961: Rajasthan
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