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The Simla Agreement, also spelled Shimla Agreement, was a peace treaty signed between India and Pakistan on 2 July 1972 in Shimla, the capital city of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. [3] It followed the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 , which began after India intervened in East Pakistan as an ally of Mukti Bahini who were fighting against ...
The straight-cut traditional kurta is known as a panjabi in Bangladesh, West Bengal and Assam. [17] [18] The traditional Punjabi kurta of the Punjab region is wide and falls to the knees [19] and is cut straight. [20] [21] [22] The modern version of the regional kurta is the Mukatsari kurta which originates from Muktsar in Punjab. This modern ...
The other name for the Multani kurta is the Saraiki kurta. Over the kurta or kameez, the kurti is also sometimes worn. The Multani shalwar kameez when worn by men is accompanied by a turban known as a patka [25] and/or a scarf draped over the shoulders. Women wear the outfit with a head scarf known as the bochan.
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]
2 July – India and Pakistan sign the Simla Accord [1] [2] in Simla, India, following the surrender of the Pakistan military to Indian forces in 1971 and the subsequent emergence of former East Pakistan as the independent country of Bangladesh.
Additional examples of the fusion that Indo-Western clothing represents include wearing jeans with a choli, salwar, or kurta, adding a dupatta to a Western-style outfit, and wearing a lehnga (long skirt) with a tank top or halter top. For men Indian traditional Kurta with sports shoes and scarves.
The kali kurta is worn by men [34] and women. The straight-cut traditional kurta is known as a panjabi in Bangladesh, West Bengal and Assam. [35] [36] Local embroidery designs give a regional outlook to the traditional kurta. In Assam, the Panjabi [37] is worn with a scarf (Gamosa) using local prints.
This is the same as the modern straight cut kurta which has side slits and worn by women in Punjab. [70] In modern usage, a short kurta is referred to as the kurti. However, traditionally, the kurti is a short cotton coat [71] [72] (without side slits) and is believed to have descended from the tunic of the Shunga period (2nd century B.C.). [73]