Bagalbandi

Bagalbandi or Barabandhi or Daura is a male upper garment ; it is a typical shirt that ties on the side. It is similar to a waistcoat in style. It has a wide section in the front that overlaps the other side, similar to a double-breasted coat with strings attached to fasten the garment. Bagalbandi is an ethnic costume of the Indian subcontinent; the garment is more associated with Hindi belt, Gujarat, Maharastra, Nepal, along with other regions.[1][2][3]

Bagalbandi shown here with tied-flaps, Bagalbandi term literally translates to "tied on the side".

Etymology

Bagalbandi (Hindi: बगलबंदी, Bagalbandi, Marathi: बाराबंदी. Barabandi, Nepali: दौरा, Daura) is a combined colloquial word, Bagal suggests 'side of the body' and bandhi or bandi implies to bands or 'to tie.'[4]

Regional styles

In Hindi belt, Rajasthan and Gujarat it is worn with dhoti, turban and forms part of traditional male costume in the region.[5][6] In Hindi belt apart from dhoti, it is also worn with tight fitted trousers called churidar or salwar.[7] Like most common traditional dresses with minor alterations it has also become a popular style among females today.[4][8]

It is known as "Barabandhi" in Maharashtra and surrounding regions. The word "Bara" means "12" in Marathi language and "Bandi" means "tie", it has 12 nods, 6 in the inner side and 6 outer side. In Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana an older term Angi is also used for this clothing, varying 4 to 12 nods.[3][9]

In Nepal, Sikkim and Darjeeling regions it is known as "Daura"[10] It is worn with suruwal, a term also used in Gujarat for tight fitted trousers.[11]

Bagalbandi is also a clothing style characterized in Eastern and Northeast regions, notably in Bengal, Odisha, Assam and Manipur [12][13]

See also

Angarkha

References
  1. The Journal of the Bihar Research Society - Page 877, 1977, University of Virginia
  2. Rajasthan [district Gazetteers].: Kota. Printed at Government Central Press. 1962. p. 252.
  3. Dharwar District. Director, Government Print., Publications and Stationery. 1959. pp. 120, 197.
  4. "Bagalbandi: Clothing Style From Rajasthan". Utsavpedia. 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  5. The Journal of the Bihar Research Society - Page 877- 1977, University of Virginia
  6. Rajasthan (India) (1982). Rajasthan [district Gazetteers].: Kota. Printed at Government Central Press. p. 60.
  7. Kumar, Ritu (2006). Costumes and Textiles of Royal India. Antique Collectors' Club. p. 299. ISBN 978-1-85149-509-2.
  8. "A collection that's inclusive of size, age and gender orientation". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  9. A Dictionary, Canarese and English - Page 12 - William Reeve · 1858
  10. Cross, J. P. (1996). The Call of Nepal: (A Personal Nepalese Odyssey in a Different Dimension). ISBN 9781858450483.
  11. West Bengal District Gazetteers: Darjiling, by Amiya Kumar Banerji ... [et al (1980)
  12. Manipuri Bagal Bandi - https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.220123/2015.220123.Manipur_djvu.txt
  13. Ahluwalia, B. K. (1984). Social Change in Manipur. Cultural Publishing House. p. 63.
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