Talk:Kurta

Kameez or kurta?
I thought I knew the difference between a kameez and a kurta, but now I'm not sure at all. The websites advertising Indian clothing USUALLY call a top for women a kameez, and a top for men a kurta, but there are also a number of sites that use kurta for women's clothing (neologisms like "shorty kurta" abound). Info from a native informant would be useful. Zora 18:58, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * I am not a native informant but i've read on one of the websites that the difference between them is that the kurta is looser while the kameez is more fitted. That's not too much but maybe helped a bit:) Nóra 22:18, 4 January 2007 (UTC)


 * I think Nora is right. For women, a kameez is more form-fitted, often tailored, with its cloth/color etc. chosen to match the salwar or churidar; a kurta is looser, doesn't always reach down to the knees, and often made of different material (muslin, hand-loom fabric). For men, a kameez is more like a long western style shirt with (sleeve) cuffs and curved bottom (usually half-open in the front, i.e the buttons go down half way), and the material used is more likely to be cotton, often matching the shalwar; a kurta doesn't have cuffs, the bottom is cut straight (horizontal), and materials used are more likely to be muslin, silk, hand-loom fabric.   Fowler&amp;fowler  «Talk»  11:34, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Kameez is an arabic word used by sindhis when they were under occupation of Arabs hence used mainly by north western indians/pakistanis, they adopted arabic word for their Kurta, kurta is a persian/sanskrit word which was originally used by indians even before the occupation and has been attested in several sources including al biruni, there is no difference other than being the names. Kameez usually has folded collar and buttoned sleeves and kurta has mandarin/nehru collar, other then these these minor difference i dont think there is much other difference. In India they rather call it kurta and in Pakistan they call it kameez. 202.188.44.54 (talk) 19:06, 13 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Indeed, when worn the the salwar, the dress is also called the salvar kurta in many localities. I've created a redirect for salvar kurta to shalwar kameez as the two are synonyms (other than the kurta being collarless). I hope this helps. With regards, AnupamTalk 06:52, 15 April 2019 (UTC)
 * I added "salwar kurta" as an alternate term on the shalwar kameez article but it was recently removed by User:Fowler&fowler. There is a discussion about this taking place at Talk:Shalwar kameez should any of you wish to participate. I hope this helps. With regards, AnupamTalk 23:07, 15 April 2019 (UTC)

Photographs
I have included a number of photographs of kurtas, both modern and historical. The modern photographs have close ups of different styles (and buttons). Fowler&amp;fowler «Talk»  11:34, 5 February 2007 (UTC)


 * why is there a Persian or Arabian kid representing Indian clothes. We are not the same as Arabians and Persians it makes people think that we are the same. When our cultures are totally different......pictures should be changed to an Indian because there Indian clothes —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.94.60.94 (talk) 12:13, 16 February 2009 (UTC)


 * There are many suppositions here: that the "kid" is Persian or Arabian, that the apparel is Indian (and not, for example, also Pakistani and Bangladeshi), and that a person modeling the clothing has to be from the "nationality" that the clothing item is most identified with. Can you find any Wikipedia policy that suggests this?  Regards,  Fowler&amp;fowler  «Talk»  16:14, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

Term 'Punjabi'
Doesn't the term 'Punjabi' refer to Kurta's as well? Wiki-uk 17:35, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, I think in Bengali (especially in Bangladesh/East Bengal) it is the same thing as a Kurta.  Fowler&amp;fowler  «Talk»  22:32, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

why is there a Persian or Arabian kid representing Indian clothes. We are not the same as Arabians and Persians it makes people think that we are the same. When our cultures are totally different......pictures should be changed to an Indian because there Indian clothes

Recent Revert
Dear Fowler&fowler, I recently noted that you reverted my placement of the Hindi script at the top of the article giving "The word was borrowed into English from Urdu and in turn from Persian; Hindi doesn't belong here either." as your edit summary. Please look at the etymology of the word in Merriam-Wester's dictionary: Merriam-Webster: Definition of Kurta. The etymology entry on this reference states the following:*Main Entry: kur·ta
 * Pronunciation: 'k&r-t&, 'kur-tä
 * Function: noun
 * Etymology: Hindi & Urdu kurtA, from Persian kurta
 * a long loose-fitting collarless shirt of a style originating in India The etymology of this word is similar to that of Pajama. For these reasons, I am restoring the removed script and reference. Thanks, AnupamTalk 18:38, 28 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Yes, I'm aware of the Webster's entry, but Websters is not a definitive source for words in English of South Asian orgin. "Kurta" is orginally Muslim attire.  Here is Britannica: Hindu men frequently wear short coats (angarkha), and the women wear a long scarf, or robe (sari), whereas typical Muslim attire for men and women is a long white cotton shirt (kurtah) and trousers (pa'ijamah). Muslim women also wear a veil called the burqah, which not only hides the face but also envelops the entire body. Traditional Sikh (a religion combining Hindu and Muslim elements) dress is an ordinary kurtah and cotton trousers, covered by a long hanging coat (choghah).  And here is Encarta: Kurta: South Asian garment: a long loose collarless shirt worn by some men and women in or from South Asia. [Early 20th century. < Urdu, Persian kurtah]  "Kurta" is a little different from "pajama," because it came into English much later, in the early 20th century, by which time Hindi and Urdu had split into distinct languages, unlike "pajama" which was incorporated into English from Hindustani in the early 19th century.   Fowler&amp;fowler  «Talk»  04:20, 29 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your research. Even if the Kurta is originally Muslim attire, it is worn by Indians of all religions and is considered to be a part of the Hindi vocabulary (please see ) Regardless of when Hindi and Urdu became standard registers, Persian loanwords are still a significant part of Hindi vocabulary. Also, standardization did not occur until after the partition. Not only Merriam-Webster's but Random House Unabridged Dictionary states that the origin of the word is Hindi:*kur·ta /ˈkɜrtə/
 * –noun
 * 1.	a long-sleeved, hip-length shirt worn by men in India.
 * 2.	a sleeveless shirt worn over or under the angiya by Muslim women in India.
 * Also, khurta.
 * [Origin: 1910–15; < Hindi].
 * Thus far, two sources state that the origin of the word comes from Hindi. My additions meet Verifiability. From my understanding, there is no Wiki policy that prefers OED over Merriam-Websters. In my opinion, a compromise between us would be to place Hindi after Urdu in the article. I hope this helps. Thanks, AnupamTalk 04:50, 29 April 2007 (UTC)


 * "Kurta" is also a word in Bengali and Punjabi, with a longer history there, in fact, than it has in Hindi proper. So, why not include those scripts as well.  It is enough to include only the script from the original language (in this case Persian/Urdu).  Sorry, I don't see a place for devanagari, unless one also includes Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati etc.  I am happy to remove Urdu from the lead sentence and you can put Urdu/Hindi in the etymology section.   Fowler&amp;fowler  «Talk»  05:21, 29 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I can do that if you would like. However, I don't think that you understand that the sources I presented to you state Hindi as the language Kurta was derived from. I really don't see the problem with including all three languages in the lead, even other scripts, if they can be buttressed by sources as a major word in the langage. If you still object to the scripts in the lead, I can move them to the etymology section. Please let me know. Thanks once again, AnupamTalk 05:28, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

I am in a hurry right now, but neither Websters nor Random House (as a dictionary of American English) is a definitive source for South-Asian-languages words in English. To give a quick example, your Random House reference says that the word was incorporated into English during 1910-1915; yet, here is a quote from the article, "Hindu Pregnancy Observances in the Punjab", H. A. Rose, The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 35. (Jul. - Dec., 1905), pp. 271-278: After birth a child of either sex is bathed in the blood of a he-goat and a necklet of its flesh is put round the child's neck. Then it is dressed in a blue kurta and cap, with a belt of blue silk around its waist. These clothes are worn for six or seven months, but the necklet is retained for two years and the belt worn till it reaches the age of five. It is not clear how Random House made that determination. There are other examples from the 19th century, which I will provide later. The word Kurta (Coortah, Khurta, Coortee, Kurtah) is a loan-word from Persian via Hindustani (which in the late 19th century was the same as Urdu or Ordoo) and different from Hindi or Hindee. More later. Fowler&amp;fowler «Talk»  22:24, 29 April 2007 (UTC)


 * OK, I've reverted to your last version. The earliest reference I have is from 1858, Cave Brown's The Punjab and Delhi in 1857 in which British soldiers are referred to as "Lal Coortee Wallahs"  (or "Red Shirts").  This was before they started wearing Khaki.   Fowler&amp;fowler  «Talk»  14:23, 30 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks for research and understanding. Per your research and my references, we've decided to keep Hindi, albeit in different order. Thanks for your understanding and willingness to compromise. With regards, AnupamTalk 19:24, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Questions
First of all why does almost everyone on the page wearing a kurta look white. Its that Persian boy? Second of all are you a white guy that thinks he knows everything about India? Third of all the picture you removed was a picture of me, taken by my camera from a March Masti festival, so why did you delete it? Perhaps you could give it a little make over with more modern Kurtas, like ones worn in Bollywood films or festivals, instead of just temples. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thai guy 01 (talk • contribs) 01:00, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
 * If the model is indeed a "Persian boy," as you conjecture, then it is historically meaningful, since the Kurta (both the garment and the word) originated in Persia. I have answered your question about the image on your talk page.   It doesn't have meta data and is too low-res.  Wikipedia is different from flicker.com we can't put our images there simply because we want to.  The images need to be "encyclopedic;" in other words they need to illustrate clearly and informatively what is in the text.  Your image, unfortunately, doesn't do that.   Fowler&amp;fowler  «Talk»  15:51, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Panjabi
In mid-September user:Acsenray added "also called 'Panjabi' in Bengali" to the lead sentence of the article in this edit, one which I noticed only earlier this morning and which I reverted. My rationale for reverting the edit is simply that in Wikipedia we provide alternate names in English, but not those in other languages, otherwise the lead sentence in Trousers could become prohibitively long. He has since reverted my edit with edit summary, "Fowler: Your comment seems almost laughable in an encyclopedia where foreign names are given everywhere, including in this article - should the Urdu, Hindi, and Bengali renderings all be deleted?"

I am not sure I understand his/her comment. Providing (vernacular) scripts for vernacular words that have made their way into the English language is done in Wikipedia by common consent. (That "kurta" has made its way into English is not in doubt; both the OED and Webster's Unabridged have entries for it.) It's another thing altogether to introduce into the text words in other languages. Why, after all, should speakers of the two dozen odd other South Asian languages also not add their words for "kurta?" In his latest edit, user:Acsenray has compounded the error further by boldfacing "Panjabi", and thereby suggesting that the page name "Panjabi" redirects to Kurta. Panjabi, however, redirects to Punjabi language.

However, I went back and checked OED for "Panjabi," and it does have an entry (as a garment), similar to "Punjabi suit" for "Salwar kameez." In keeping with the precedent established on the Salwar page (by user:Zora almost two years ago), I am moving the reference to "panjabi" to a later sentence, and providing the OED reference. I have created a page Panjabi (garment), which redirects to Kurta. Also, I am removing the Bengali script in the lead. The word "Kurta" was incorporated into English from Hindustani language = Hindi-Urdu and it has Persian provenance. There is no reason for the Bengali script to appear there. However, if someone can provide the Bengali script for "panjabi," I will be happy to add it to the later sentence; better yet, they can do it themselves. Fowler&amp;fowler «Talk»  20:36, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
 * PS Apparently, I seem to have myself forgotten what I wrote above a year or two ago.  Fowler&amp;fowler  «Talk»  21:02, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

WP:OR and WP:SYNTHESIS
Dear, I'm afraid I've had to run my red pen through most of the article because, respectfully, I believe you have been engaging in original research and synthesis. You seem to be the major recent contributor, but I haven't taken a careful look, so if it is not you, please accept my apologies. But in any case, we cannot do the kind of somewhat obscure research as I just removed. Our statements have to come out of scholarly recent work on clothing in India, not dated unreliable work of Ghurye (from 1951), or from district gazetteers, which have been found by searching for some specific words on Google. The regional styles section is not only unencyclopedic, but is also listy. Please reduce it to at most two paragraphs of descriptive prose without subsections. Please read List dos and don'ts. I hate to run a red pencil through someone's hard labor, but this is really not encyclopedic. Best regards, Fowler&amp;fowler  «Talk»  17:44, 6 April 2019 (UTC)


 * I have condensed the regional variants section to two paragraphs as suggested above. (Malikhpur) 09:12, 10 April 2019 (UTC).
 * Thank you very much.  Fowler&amp;fowler  «Talk»  21:41, 10 April 2019 (UTC)

India POV-pushing by IP
An IP has been engaging in the usual India-POV pushing that has been the bane of this page, and some other clothes-related pages of South Asia. Please understand that a kurta means collarless shirt in Persian, as the quote from the Oxford Hindi-English dictionary makes clear. The etymology of the word is related to Urdu and Persian, not Sanskrit, and adding obscure references that make Indian claims is not helpful. See Kurta: Oxford Dictionaries On-line, which says very clearly: "A loose collarless shirt worn by people from South Asia, usually with a salwar, churidars, or pyjama. Origin :From Urdu and Persian kurtah." Neither is it helpful when you replace pictures that have been in this article since 2007 by a random picture of a "modern kurta" with a mandarin collar. Please explain what you are attempting to do. Best regards, Fowler&amp;fowler  «Talk»  21:40, 10 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Kurtah is not used in persian language for their dresses, hence, no persian article for kurtah, the oxford dictionary source has not ben removed and it is menioned that persian maybe the source of word Kurtah, similarly removing other source for sanskrit origin should not be done, it appears that it is you who is pushing persian POV rather than Indians, because nobody has removed persian and oxford from the article. I also dont know why you removed Indian origin of kurtah, it appears it is you only who is pushing persian POV, you can make changes but you have resorted to remove an entire content include history and images, i also thought that modern kurtah image should best represent the article instead of the image you uploaded, again you are trying to push your image into the article intro, i dont recommend using inferior image in the article intro i do think that the image i have use is much better looking for the article intro. Your picture was never in the intro section anyway, so i have reinstated your pictures as it were before you made the changes.202.188.53.130 (talk) 00:52, 11 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Can you read Persian?
 * Here is Steingass's dictionary of Persian: کرته (p. 1021)--kurta, A tunic, waistcoat, jacket; a long loose-skirted under-gown or shirt; a shirt.
 * Here is Raverty's Pushto (Afghan) English dictionary:  کرته kur-taʿh (p. 785) P کرته kur-taʿh, s.f. (3rd) A kind of tunic, a shirt, a waistcoat or jacket. Pl. يْ ey.
 * Here is Platt's Urdu English dictionary: P کرته kurta, s.m. A shirt worn outside the drawers; a frock, a kind of tunic; a waistcoat or jacket.
 * Again if you cannot read Persian, if you cannot consult a Persian dictionary then why are you making fanciful claims on this page? Ghurye is not an expert on Sanskrit. He's a sociologist, whose specialty was caste.  Please find me a Sanskrit dictionary that has an entry for kurta.  I have just checked two Sanskrit dictionaries, Apte's and MacDonald's. Neither has an entry for Kurta.

I suggest that you revert your edits. My pictures have been in this page from 2007. I have written most of the descriptive prose of the page. If you do not, I will have no option but to post on WT:INDIA and ask for administrative intervention. Fowler&amp;fowler «Talk»  03:09, 11 April 2019 (UTC)
 * The source has mentioned sources such as alberuni and Li yen in his sanskrit chinese dictionary has quoted kurtau as a sanskrit word for shirt which is equivalent of chinese chan link, link ii, link iii link iv Link v im trying to search more sources on it. 202.188.53.130 (talk) 05:16, 11 April 2019 (UTC)
 * These are entirely unreliable sources. I will give you 24 hours.  If you don't produce something reliable, I will post on WT:INDIA and get administrative help.  A picture has to illustrate the text in the lead.  I am reinstating a picture that had stood in the article lead for seven years from 2007 until late 2014.  Please read Image_use_policy.  Fowler&amp;fowler  «Talk»  09:46, 11 April 2019 (UTC)
 * and why have you removed history and the ajantha painting picture? 202.188.53.130 (talk) 14:53, 11 April 2019 (UTC)

Fowler&fowler's dubious western sources again
unsurprisingly user:Fowler&fowler has added some western/ columbia uni sources that hindus used unstitched clothing before arrival of muslims, while he has completely ripped off pre islamic gupta painting and sculptures presumeably to prove this point and im tired of restoring them again and again, but questions must be raised even for these western claims, since there are plentiful pre islamic paintings and sculptures indicating otherwise not to mention western art historians commenting on indian paintings and dressing depicted in ajantha paintings for instance. Should we really honour such dubious claims in light of such clear evidences? 175.136.101.184 (talk) 04:35, 15 April 2019 (UTC)

Overlinking
Please read MOS:OVERLINK. I'm sure you mean well, but please do not wikilink ordinary expressions such as "northern India." Fowler&amp;fowler «Talk»  10:23, 15 April 2019 (UTC)

Repeated addition of "Indian subcontinent"
Why are you repeatedly adding "Indian subcontinent" when the correct term by consensus in the sources, especially the primary modern dictionary on Commonwealth/Indian/British English, the OED, is South Asia? Fowler&amp;fowler «Talk»  11:51, 26 April 2019 (UTC)

FF removal of references mentioned in his own edits, the user is trying to back track article to his favoured versions
here is his previous edits where these references were mentioned and until recently scraped Hammy0007 (talk) 11:51, 26 April 2019 (UTC)

Kurta as south asian or indian sub continent dress
Is kurta worn in Afghanistan, being part of south asia? how does labeling kurta as south asian dress justify the use of terminology here? what is the political confines of the word kurta. kurta is predominantly part of north india, im a pakistani but Kurta to be honest is more used in india, in pakistan we called it kameez, Kurta is only worn in weddings and the kurta dress which i showed in the intro is a typical kurta worn in Pakistan, for the wedding ceremony. i dont really understand why members who probably have affiliations with afghanistan or iran are trying to own kurta, do you wear kurta? where is afghani kurta? the kid looks like an afghani boy, do you have any references, which mentions persians or afghanis wearing kurta, the user Fowler is trying to manipulate this article towards persia and afghanistan by eliminating the word india or Indian subcontinent in it. I wont object, if credible sources mention the use of kurta in Iran proper and central asia, otherwise the user is only trying to manipulate this article away from india only because its a popular dress. As i have already questioned, if Kurta is a persian dress, where is the persian article on wikipedia related to kurta? Kurtah word is also used for the tunics worn in central asia, but unlike their version the tunic in Indian subcontinent has side slits just like kameez and is a fitted shirt unlike the central asian kurtah which goes towards the ankles, and as i have already mentioned, alberuni mentions the side slits in his literature with kurta, so if kurta is persian dress where do we see them from Iran or central asia can you provide any reference Fowler? Hammy0007 (talk) 12:07, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Honestly, please tell me how I should proceed in dealing with such a post. I am an academic.  I have a PhD from a major American university.  For most of my career I have taught graduate students (i.e. PhD students) at major American universities.  I've been writing scholarly articles for Wikipedia since 2006.  You have no history of working on this page; you come along querying incompletely formed notions of methodological issues, and I am supposed patiently to keep replying in polite Wikipedia language.  The AGF rules of Wikipedia are written for human beings.  They have human limits.   Fowler&amp;fowler  «Talk»  12:39, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Please note that the exact quote is: "These cut and sewn garments of the invaders underwent dramatic changes evolving from simple Central Asian nomadic costume (both Kushan and the Turk Mongol peoples were horse-riding nomads) to the highly civilized, urban and decorative costume of the Mughal court and the day-to-day comfortable and relaxed dress of the common man of today called the kurta-pyjama (page 468)" Nowhere is India mentioned in this sentence. I had introduced "South Asia" for reference as we were already using "South Asia" earlier.  Please change the wording to: "Originally, a Central Asian nomadic tunic, or upper body garment, it evolved stylistically to becoming the relaxed dress of today"   Fowler&amp;fowler  «Talk»  13:23, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
 * , call an admin to read this source and let them decide. Your POV is now going into, frankly, insulting territory. I will not engage any further discussion in talk with you. I will leave the source here for an admin to look at. (Highpeaks35 (talk) 13:32, 27 April 2019 (UTC))
 * At first, you were canonically adding "originated in the Indian subcontinent" to the lead sentence. Subsequently, after I discovered a source which considers the garment to have beginnings in nomadic Central Asia, you have attempted to appropriate the evolution of its style entirely within India, which on Wikipedia links to India, the Republic of India.  The author is describing the attire worn in India.  It does not mean it is (or was) worn only in India.  It is best to describe the evolution qualitatively, not where it took place.   Fowler&amp;fowler  «Talk»  14:19, 27 April 2019 (UTC)

Please do not remove reliably sourced content. Also please do not add content, especially pictures, sourced to dubious, or fringe, sources. Stitched (i.e. cut and sewn) attire came to India from Central Asia. There was a trickle during the Scythian/Parthian/Kushan invasions of the late ancient period, which markedly increased after the incursions of Mahmud of Gazni, and the floodgates opened with the Muslim conquests of the late 12th century. Here, in addition to the sources you have removed, is one more: : "'Taking the Kushan period as a starting point the changes that took place in Indian costume as a result of the connections with Uzbekistan in Central Asia are discussed The ordinary dress of the people of India till then had consisted usually of unstitched garments as antariya/dhoti, uttariya/dupatta and a kayabandh/cummerbund with a turban for men. With the advent of the Kushans this was extended, and the fashion of wearing sewn garments of Central Asiatic pattern seems to have made headway with many classes of Indian in North India The cut-and-sewn garments which are rarely visible in the previous Mauryan and Sunga sculptures are more commonly found in this period. The Kushans under Kanishka spread their empire over large parts of Central Asia and India. The Kushans in AD 48 entered Gandhara under Kadphises and overthrew the Greeks. Later they took the Kabul valley from the Parthians and extended their empire to cover the Punjab. Sind, northern Gujarat. and part of Central Asia. Still later they annexed Kashmir and part of Chinese Turkestan. Kanishka (AD 120-162) was their greatest ruler. Although the Kushans ruled for almost three centuries, they never looked on India as their home. Detesting the heat of the plains they retired to Kashmir or Afghanistan in the summer. They wore the clothes of Central Asia which were cut and sewn and consisted of long padded coals and riding boots with spurs and pointed caps, totally different from the draped and unstitched garments worn by the Indians. (page 465)'"  Fowler&amp;fowler  «Talk»  12:00, 28 April 2019 (UTC)
 * this article is not about stitched clothes but Kurta, it is best to leave it at that. Secondly i have my own sources stating indus valley civilization terracotta figurines representing trousers and tunics, so they go back in india since atleast IVC. your sources also seem contradictory som state indians didn't know them from pre islamic periods, some call them kushan scythian influence more than a thousand years earlier, it is better if you leave central asia out of this article. Hammy0007 (talk) 12:37, 28 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Well then either remove your "sources" and other dubious additions in the history section, or allow mine to share space with yours, and demonstrate the stark contrast of quality.  Fowler&amp;fowler  «Talk»  12:58, 28 April 2019 (UTC)
 * If you think there is no mention of kurta, here is the conclusion of the same article: "'Timur's large empire in Central Asia influenced the garments worn at all Islamic courts including India. Babur who himself came from the Ferghana Valley in Uzbekistan was the first of the Mughals and he and his progeny continued exercising their influence on Indian costume right till the advent of the British. The role of the Mughals in creating new and fashionable modes of dress started to percolate to the masses in the same way that British costume did in a later period. What we see today in the trousers, shirts and coats is the British influence on Indian dress, just as the kurta, pyjama, salwar, twhkan is that of Central Asia ...'"  Fowler&amp;fowler  «Talk»  13:07, 28 April 2019 (UTC)
 * your sources are contradictory as i have already stated, islamic or kushan?, i think you should refrain from mentioning central asian part, its controversial and imposing an alien into indian history which doesnt have its own kurta history, it not a central asian topic. your sources also dont elaborate on how kurta is a central asian influence, even if we agree that the word is a persian borrowing, alberuni already mention side slits which are important feature of any kurta, these features are rarely seen in central asian dress, most of them have zero slits, secondly the kurta is a fitted dress, central asian dresses are not fitted like kurta, the author must show how these dresses are central asian influenced to begin with, how the fittings and tailoring are influenced by the central asians? the author must elaborate using historic citations from either texts or archaeology, i have posted Li yen, alberuni as textual and gupta imagery as image sources, your sources dont elaborate on it, try to find sourcs which talk about how kurta is a central asian influenced dress to begin with. Hammy0007 (talk) 13:20, 28 April 2019 (UTC)

What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. I have removed your nonsensical additions. Fowler&amp;fowler «Talk»  13:24, 28 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Good job Fowler&amp;fowler  «Talk»  the user vandalized many pages related to Indian subcontinent. Now request for protection of this page from further vandalism. This page should be protected

Is Vietnamese Ao Dai considered a variation of Kurta/Kurti?
I see many people say Vietnamese Ao Dai is similar to Kurti, and also name it "Vietnamese kurti". Can we consider ao dai as a form of kurti originating from Vietnam? 27.3.1.42 (talk) 10:12, 28 April 2024 (UTC)