01-19-2007, 03:29 AM
Please read my post above yours. I am saying that the Afghan Salwar is an adapatation of the churidar and came back to India during the Mughal era. Its clear from the Ajanta paintings that the churidar was known to Hindus. Most probably the Afghan women adapted it for their harsh environment. They also might have got it from their contacts on the West. The salwar got adopted in the North among the pesantry as a conveinent garment for field work. Even in the South India it was the working women who adopted it in the mid 80s.
If you really think about it the salwar is a cross between the churidar and the harem pants of the Arab nautch girls.
If you really think about it the salwar is a cross between the churidar and the harem pants of the Arab nautch girls.