tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17983224.post114163592004139452..comments2024-02-15T14:25:48.027+05:30Comments on Ammupatti's thoughts: What is in a Dress?Ammupattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09432450514246225593noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17983224.post-53479131453923876322010-07-21T13:13:15.595+05:302010-07-21T13:13:15.595+05:30Hi Rohini
I think many people of my generation fe...Hi Rohini<br /><br />I think many people of my generation feel similarly. All said and done, though we have nothing against the modern way of dressing, we also feel that we should not forget our customs and traditions. This is the only way we can pass on our traditions to our future generations. <br /><br />Best wishesAmmupattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09432450514246225593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17983224.post-88422361399930873822010-07-10T00:08:24.994+05:302010-07-10T00:08:24.994+05:30Hello,
My name is Rohini. Came across your blog w...Hello,<br /><br />My name is Rohini. Came across your blog while browsing. It is very informative write up. When I read the last paragraph, it is exactly what my mother says. While she has no problems with us wearing churidars to work, she is very particular that we should not forget our customs and traditions for festivals and religious occasions. She makes sure that all women in the house (including herself) wear the 9 yard sari in traditional madhwa style for such occasions along with traditional jewellery like nose ring and ankle chain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17983224.post-76841835877160426252008-04-17T07:41:00.000+05:302008-04-17T07:41:00.000+05:30Hello, and my name is Torre, sorry for the "Anonym...Hello, and my name is Torre, sorry for the "Anonymous", but I didn't sign up. We have a photo of a girl from that time period. Early 1940's from Malappuram. It was loaned to us from a friend (the original Photographer...who took the photo at the age of 25 years old), and since we (my wife, who is from Andhra and I)will be in the area visiting our own family,we thought we might try to find her in hopes of giving her this very old photo (We know she may still not be alive). All we have is a photo however, no name, and then only the town (Malappuram) that she was from. Around her neck in the photo she is wearing a an elaborate necklace made of dark round circles...and then there is a single white Cowry shell that serves as an accent to the rest of the dark necklace. The Necklace is wrapped, what looks like, maybe 5 times around her neck. From your Thoughts above, I am identifying her as being part of the Working class as she is only wearing the mundu and not the blouse. Any ideas as to where we might begin in tracing her origins down. Unfortunately the photographer, who is still alive, but not from that region. Unfortunately he does not remember the name of the girl or his guide (the girls older brother).I've included a link to a photo of cowry shells so you can see how I am defining a "single white cowry shell" below:http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/4/5/9/9/5/9/webimg/54140863_o.jpg<BR/>Thank you for any ideas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17983224.post-54988159912588336502008-04-16T08:55:00.000+05:302008-04-16T08:55:00.000+05:30Hi anonymouswhat r your questions?Hi anonymous<BR/><BR/>what r your questions?Ammupattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09432450514246225593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17983224.post-53308512764981834682008-04-16T07:28:00.000+05:302008-04-16T07:28:00.000+05:30Hello, very interesting article. I am having a few...Hello, very interesting article. I am having a few questions about traditional dress of the working classes during the late thirties early forties. Would you be able to email me at torrewjones2002@yahoo.com.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com