India, with its varied climatic conditions, has no uniform clothing. Different regions of the country have their own traditional style of clothing based on the climatic conditions. But with time comes experience and should improve the lives of people. It happens everywhere, but when there is improvement definetely there should be degradation in certain other aspects of life. This is the law of nature in kaliyuga. There can be no uniform improvement in all areas of life. We now can speak to people continents apart, but fail to see a person in hospital in our own city due to heavy traffic. There is a price for every change/technological advancement we achieve.
Vareity is the true identity of natural state of nature. Otherwise the whole world would be a beautiful lawn same throughout, without hills and valleys. People would get bored if such a situation arised. The way the planet earth shaped and the the way it is today , a mystery still scientists are trying to solve. In order to solve this mystery they go beyond earth and all over the universe for understanding. The passion of these people is amazing, because instead of solving one problem at a time, they keep coming up with many different sets of problems and claim if all other problems are solved, the truth will be revealed. This is the way of scientific advancement.
No direct answers, but huge volumes of jargon so that no ordinary individual can understand, else their value is reduced. But this has become a way of modern life. The simple man believes some superpower is the reason for everything and problem solved. So no confusion. There are more important works that are to be undertaken than merely finding water on moon, mars, etc. But the people are busy with other things than the most important purpose of life. Modernization has a price that is to be paid, and its a hefty price.
Why clothing is significant to understand the society? It is said from long times that the clothes indicate the status of the person, and I believe the person inside the clothes should be given more respect than is presently given to the clothes. The clothing that we wear indiactes the purpose of the person. A kaki coloured uniform indicates he is policeman, driver. A black coat indicates he is lawyer. A white coat indicate a doctor or chemist, and so on. The rich usually wear high quality and costly brands and while the pseudo rich wear pseudo brands or imitation materials. The biggest hippocracy of clothing and its indication of purpose is seen in the clothing of the politicians who wear a simple cotton clothes to imitate the style of Gandhi, the dead. The gandhi the living are even worse.
The clothing have become so distinct for different occassions that there is a style of clothing for every occassion. For funerals, award functions, marriages, temple visits, holidaying, foreign trips, business meethings, etc. The amount and type of clothing varies from event to event, but one thing remains common, that certain areas are always covered except you are bathing, some personal works or attending nature calls. Nudity is not wrong if the eyes of the observers are impartial to what they see. But in kaliyuga this is not possible, it is prescribed from very long times that the body has to be covered appropriately. This is the act of decency and social conduct.
Why should we wear a suit for marriage reception, or business function when a torn pants/bermudas would do for a bachelor party. This trend is also coming in because of the increasing liberation of the mind. While going to temples when people can wear traditional clothing and cover themselves, why not do this(cover themselves) all the times? These are some questions that the clothing industry doesnot like to come in the minds of the people, else their business will come down. The GDP of the nation will also come down. The rich and powerful are worried about the economy while the poor and powerless are facing the results of their unknown actions.
A lot cannot be told by the clothing of a person, but, Clothes a person wears now tells about wealth, attitudes, curves of the wearer. Such is the pseudo identity that is generated by all the powerful industry and fed to the masses that more people are going on beautifying and accessorising their outer personalities and leaving their inner personalities blank and bankrupt of any morals. Few good people exist among all of us, and hence we can stay as we are till these few cease to exist amongst.
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