FROM KERALA WITH LOVE

[Lambretta]

GENTS ARE COMFORTABLE IN PANTS I BELIEVE. Adolescent boys wear Bermudas and similar things. The present generation is not favoring mundu. Once in a while they go temples-where mundu is mandatory and many need belts other wise it will not remain in place.

This is very sad. One of the nice things about going to TN or Kerala used to be seeing so many people on the streets wearing our own dress, rather than a copy of western dress. In TN, veshtis have been slowly fading away in recent years, and it is a pity to see that that trend is starting in Kerala as well. Kerala has traditionally been so much better at preserving culture than TN!

Well I couldnt comment on mundus but I wear veshtis ALL the time while I'm at HOME atleast.....been wearing it for the last 5-6 years, courtesy of my dad who'd insisted on it! :P
I continiued wearing it even when I was living in Singapore.....nowadays even (present-gen.) women shy away from wearing Sarees after going abroad (altho they dont mind wearing salwars)....even in countries like Singapore known for its ethnic asian prominence!
Aside, NO OFFENCE podalanna, but I find it rather ironic tat the ppl. who r most concerned bout Indian traditional issues like these happen to be mostly living abroad!