Kapda or clothing is another physiological need as well as safety need as per Maslow’s hierarchy. It not only protects a person from the heat and sun and weather but also gives a sense of respect for oneself. The way a person dresses and carries himself/herself says a lot more than his words.
Behind every sparkling white dhoti, kurta, turban or Gandhi topi that a man trots around in a village, smoking hukka and discussing welfare… Behind every white dhoti that becomes brown by evening, after a hard day at work on the fields… Behind every safedi ki chamkar that catches our sight, is a silent mulgi playing tug of war with the dirt on a dhobi ghat everyday!