Dupatta, a symbol of respect for women, became synonymous with fashion

- Dupatta can be fatal for young women riding scooters

For centuries, every Indian woman has been taught by her mother and other women in the family to preserve her dignity and to maintain it for life. The dupatta symbolizes the dignity and limits of Indian women and has been protecting women's dignity for centuries. In this too, since the women started wearing Punjabi dress, the dignity and respect of Chunari and Dupatta has increased many times. The dupatta is considered as a symbol of feminine decency and gentleness in Indian culture.

Not much is known about the history of Dupatta. But it is said that after the introduction of salwar kameez, the currency of dupatta also increased. However, before this, women used to wear dupatta while wearing sari and other suits. At that time, the dupatta was used for covering the head and chest just like now. Which was known as Chunari or Odhani.

When the Mughals began to rule India, they took their begums, daughters and maids with them to India. The dress of Mughal women was such that it required a dupatta. Mughal women used to wear salwar-kameez in which the shirt was knee-length and long-sleeved while the salwar was churidar or Iranian style. These shirts were worn by Mughal women in salwar kameez: mesh or silk cloth which was embroidered with captivating embroidery. The thin and thin cloth used in this shirt salwar made it mandatory to wear a dupatta. While sometimes the dupatta was also used to enhance the dignity and pomp of the dress.

The word 'dupatto' is made up of two words called du and patta. Which means two divided pieces of cloth. Dupatta is a fashion item that changes its appearance over time. Known as Dupatta in Hindi-speaking regions, it has been given nicknames like 'Odhani' and 'Chunari' in Gujarat and Rajasthan. Scarves, scarves, veils, scarves, sheets, scarves and many more such names have been given to the scarf due to its different style length and shape. But in fact it is just a piece of cloth.

Dupatta, which is very popular all over India, is worn by women in North India along with salwar kameez. While in Rajasthan, Gujarat and South India dupatta is worn with chania and kabja. Silk, cotton and nylon wires are used to make the dupatta. Sometimes a dupatta with mixed strings is also made by combining these three strings. Cotton and nylon mixed wire dupattas are abundant in the cities. Sometimes different impressions and patterns are added to it. Demand for this specialty has grown significantly as a result of recent corporate scandals in Rajasthan and Gujarat.

Nowadays in big cities designer clothes i.e. clothes designed by famous dress designers are very popular among women of rich families. The way these designers have popularized different Indian dresses in the international markets. Has made it popular in the same way. Indian designers have changed the size of the scarf according to the fashion. So that it can be worn on shirt salwar, cholisuit, shararasut and even sari.

Even in the Indian fashion market after independence, there have been many changes in the style of wearing dupatta. Dupatta has become a necessity of Indian fashion in the sixties. At that time, Indian women wore a dupatta with each of their dresses. The dupatta became longer when the fashion of kameez in kameez salwar became western style. The dupatta at that time was one foot wide and one and a half meter long. The length of this scarf became smaller and shorter and became known as short scarf scarf. That time was the worst for the dupatta, because women either don't wear the dupatta and wear it in such a way that they don't care about covering the body. This was followed by the eighties which is considered the golden age for dupatta. In this decade, fashion designers started using Mughal style in readymade garments. At that time the dupatta was about the width of a sari and it was about two meters long. The AC and the nineties are considered the golden age of dupatta history, as there have been many changes in dupatta during this period. These changes are still ongoing. Today, designers are teaching us to wear different types of scarves in different ways on different dresses.

Traditionally, the dupatta is folded into several folds and then dropped on the other shoulder and both ends are allowed to hang at the waist. As long as the dupatta is long, young women prefer to wear it all over the body as a shawl. One of the fashions of wearing a dupatta is to wear it like a Bengali sari. Some women wear a dupatta and fill it with a safety pin on the front and back of the shirt so that it does not slip. Dupatto is used as a sari in cholisuit and shararasuit. Indian designers are known for experimenting with dupatta. A designer has even made young women wear dupatta on sari. In another fashion, a six meter long dupatta is placed on one shoulder and rounded at the back and then brought on the other shoulder. In another style, a three meter long scarf is embroidered on one side and the other side is kept open.

According to fashion designers, the thinner and taller a woman who wears a dupatta, the more the dupatta will fit her and give her more lift. Sometimes the dupatta is so fashionable that the dupatta becomes more expensive than a whole dress. Designers have rounded the scarf to give it an international recognition. In the world of fashion, it is believed that the correct way to wear a dupatta is to wrap it around the neck and let it hang backwards. Indian designers have given cuts up to twenty inches in the dupatta so that it can be easily tilted backwards. In addition to this, he has made the dupatta more attractive by adding arts like Jari, Zardozi, Kanthap, Silk, Tilli, Silver Pearl. He has also added paintings and photographs to the dupatta through painting and block printing. Designers of Indian costumes believe that dupatta is an important part of our dress and dupatta is very important in bridal dress as a whole. Probably a factor as to why they're doing so poorly.

The fabric of the dupatta is similar to that of the kameez-salwar or the exact opposite. The color of the dupatta is similar to the color of the kameez-salwar or the color is quite contrasting with it. Every now and then our women have to go to the market to find a scarf that matches the color of the dress. Finding a match for the dupatta then makes her breathless, as the dupatta is made in a different mill and the dress in a different mill results in a difference in color.

Scarves of new fabrics like chiffon, georgette, velvet, avargandi, crepe, silk, satin silk, lace, silk and mesh are available in the market these days. According to fashion designers, the importance of dupatta in fashion will increase in the coming years. But the fashion of wearing foreign clothes like jeans capripent, bermuda-t-shirt, mini skirt, micromy skirt is also increasing among college girls. On TV channels, the heroines have made such young women fall in love by wearing such dresses. As a result, young women prefer to dress only at weddings or other important occasions. While in her everyday attire, modern dress like jeans t-shirt has taken the place of dress. Due to which, at one time, a dupatta, which used to protect a woman's honor and cover it, has become a thing to be worn in fashion. It doesn't stop there. Dupatta, which gives decency to a woman, sometimes becomes uncomfortable and can even prove fatal. If left unmanaged, they can be left astray and lose the right path. The two women, for whom the one-and-a-half-meter-long scarf had recently become a death trap, warn of this.

According to the details of the incident, on June 15, Shweta Amin (3 years old) was going to be dropped off by her husband on a motorbike at his office at Ballard Pier. Shweta says, "I was wearing a new salwar-kameez and I wrapped a dupatta around my neck and hung it at the front. Our motorbike was moving very slowly due to a pothole on the road near JJ Hospital. Suddenly I felt like I was being pushed forward painfully. Shweta hit her husband on the back of the head and tried to scream. But he felt short of breath. His dupatta slipped from his seat and got stuck in the rear wheel of the motorbike.

"Fortunately, my husband took the bike to the sidewalk and parked it on time," she said. Her husband was shocked to see blood flowing around her neck. He removed the dupatta. Even today, Shweta is shaken by the memory of that incident. "Fortunately our bikes were running at a very slow speed," he says.

Pooja Surajmal also has a similar incident. His neck is partially bruised. "I regularly sit in the back seat on my friend's bike," he says. Recently we were returning home after watching a night show, I was wearing a marblesiphone dupatta.

It was after midnight and they arrived near the house. Before taking a turn towards the Eastern Express Highway, Pooja Surajmal let go of her dupatta to tie her hair and her dupatta began to fill the back of the bike. 'I just felt like someone was grabbing me by the throat. I screamed in pain, but our bike was running very fast. So it took a while to stop him. ' She was thrown off the bike. His face was covered in mud and his left eye did not open. It was at the hospital that he learned that he had a cut on his neck due to the scarf. "I'm still in shock," he says. Whenever I see a woman sitting on a bike and if her dupatta is flying loose I immediately warn her.