Role Reversals

**sav** · 18th November 05, 01:25 AM

The unbifurcated garment the man was wearing is referred to in South India as the lungi or dhoti. This is a kilt board, and Hank has specified that the discussions of other MUGs be kept to a minimum, but I'll chime in on this one...Below is a picture of my extended family in India at my Grandparent's 50th wedding anniversary. You'll notice all the men wearing such a garment

And now, back to your regular kilt-related programming...

**Mike1** · 18th November 05, 05:15 AM

Sav, can you reduce the size of this one for us? Something around 550 wide would be really nice.

**millar** · 18th November 05, 06:42 AM

Sav
What a great picture. A beautiful group. Thanks.
Jim

**Graham** · 18th November 05, 07:39 AM

I've always had a soft spot for Kerala, a lovely people with a lovely language. When i was in Tamil Nadu I heard of the trouble they have had from hindus.

**Schultz** · 18th November 05, 08:35 AM

Graham,

Did you spend much time in Tamil Nadu? As an anthropology student in college, one of my mentors did almost all of his fieldwork in Tamil and I learned more than I ever thought I wanted to know about Southern India. I've always wanted to visit.

**GMan** · 18th November 05, 09:50 AM

This is amazing, the only people that I have ever met from India were from the State of Kerala. Great picture Sav.

**Yaish** · 18th November 05, 05:41 PM

Sav, I understand this is a kilt board, but as you'll see I posted this in the 'Off Topic' section (though its certainly more on topic than most of the other off topic posts)

Also, I wasnt posting about the lungi, but about the role reversal (you know, the thread title) which is something all us kilted board members experience regularly.

And yes, I'm being snotty, but I dont like being corrected for doing something that was already correct.

**Graham** · 20th November 05, 07:00 PM

Originally Posted by Schultz

Graham,

Did you spend much time in Tamil Nadu? As an anthropology student in college, one of my mentors did almost all of his fieldwork in Tamil and I learned more than I ever thought I wanted to know about Southern India. I've always wanted to visit.

Not long, I've been twice for short stays of just a few weeks.
The last time was a missionary venture, we stayed in a small village called Ammambukkam.

One night two of the women began singing in the language of Kerala (Malayalam), I've never heard anything so beautiful.