Mohanlal Chaturvedi Reward Points : 20700 Member Since : Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Major changes has entered the lifestyle and culture of the Car Nicobar islanders and this change has also marked an alteration in their costume.. Lets discuss..
Posted On : 4/8/2009 2:00:54 AM
Maya Chowdhury Reward Points : 13600 Member Since : Monday, January 05, 2009
Major changes has entered the lifestyle and culture of the Car Nicobar islanders, who no longer restrict themselves to the traditional costumes of coconut -leaf petticoats and other similar costumes. They now have adopted modern clothes. Same about the Onges, who after years of no-dress culture, now drape themselves in the costume of the land. The Shompen people cover themselves only from their waist. However, the Hindus, Sikhs and Christians, living on the islands, exhibit themselves in their traditional costumes of sari, salwars , skirt-blouse, Dhoti, Kurtas, Pajamas, pants, trousers, shirts and so on.
Posted On : 4/8/2009 2:44:57 AM
Siddharth Ray Reward Points : 61200 Member Since : Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Every region of India displays its own culture along with their language, religion and clothing styles. According to the Indian culture, both the men and women are expected to dress up in a civilized manner. But surprisingly enough, there still exists an isolated culture in India where people hardly care for covering their body with any clothes. Whereas modern dressing styles and ultra modern attires are ruling the multiplex markets and shopping malls in the cities of India and other parts of the world, the peasants of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are still far away from the touch of modernity. There is no such specific attire in Andaman and Nicobar islands. Till date there are many people from Andaman and Nicobar Islands who do not wear any dress. This is mainly due to their detachment from the civilized world. The Sentinelese people still move naked in the islands. The semi civilized Shompens only use clothes below their waist line. It is only the people of the Car Nicobar Islands who have become much modernized. Thus they wear some modern clothes and has left wearing their traditional dresses of those made of coconut leaves. The Jarawas make beautiful items with shell and barks of tree to wear them as necklace, waist and arm bands. Clothing in Andaman and Nicobar islands have come up only recently.
Costumes Of Andaman And Nicobar Islands
