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The Punjabi suthan is a direct variation of the svasthana which can either be loose to above the ankles and tight around the ankles, or loose to the knees and tight to the ankles. The suthan is a male and female garment but its use is particularly important in the Punjabi suthan suit whereby it is worn by women with a kurti or kurta.
The Punjabi ghagra (Punjabi: ਘੱਗਰਾ) is a four-piece outfit [1] known as tewar or 'ti-or' which was traditionally worn by Punjabi women throughout the Punjab region with the outfit comprising a head scarf (), kurta or kurti, [2] ghagra (long skirt) and either a suthan (baggy trousers with a tight band around the ankles) or the Punjabi salwar (trousers). [3]
Folk dancers from Punjab performing at six-day Folk Dance Festival ‘Lok Tarang, in New Delhi on January 19, 2007. Giddha is a popular women folk dance in the Punjab region. Giddha displays a traditional mode of performing Punjabi femininity, as seen through dress, choreography, and language. [7]
The Punjabi suthan is a local variation of the ancient svasthana tight fitting trousers which have been used in the Punjab region since the ancient period [97] [98] and were worn with the tunic called varbana [99] which was tight fitting. The Punjabi suthan is arranged in plaits and uses large amounts of material (traditionally coloured cotton ...
The pleats of the suthan either gather in circles resembling bangles, or fall vertically to the ankles. As the distinction between the loose Punjabi suthan and the baggy salwar rests on the ankle band, some view the loose Punjabi suthan as another version of the salwar, [89] with the definition of suthan being reserved for the tight Punjabi suthan.
When the tight part of the suthan, up to the knees, has multiple close fitting folds, the suthan is referred to as Dogri pants [13] or Dogri suthan, [14] in Jammu and churidar suthan in Himachal Pradesh. It is also worn in the hilly area of the Punjab region. [15] In Jammu, members of all communities wear the suthan. [16]
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Modern Suthan (Chareno): By the 1930s, [7] the suthan, similar to the Shalwar became the traditional lower garment worn by women in Sindh. [49] The Sindhi suthan, also called Chareno, is similar to the Punjabi suthan of the Punjab region , [ 50 ] is heavily pleated, voluminous on the thighs, slightly narrowed on the knees, gathered in at the ...