Preetily done...Avertan... Whatever the textile/mode suitabilities to our varied sub-continental climes, dear Ven, coulde'nt we say that portly Avertano, however porkly sweaty he may have been (bellow), has sufficiently made up for his saffron-boss, Parrikars', alleged/perceived sartorial lapse?
http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details.aspx?id=13597&boxid=3757234&uid=&dat=1/27/2014 Chacha....always blissfully happy with hardly covered loins.... > Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 00:13:20 -0500 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Goanet] Dress well Mr.CM > > Moving away from what he wears consider that suits or simply jackets > may be made from linen, KHADI, and other materials. They do not need > to have a lining (fourr, excuse spelling). We are not talking of furr > zan’op (to throw a tantrum). They breathe much better than the > synthetics (normally used). Certainly points worth considering. > > SO, note the point about material and materiality to DOVETAIL with > choices. Moving on below… > > But suffice it to say that individuals make choices for a range of > reasons as also non-reasons. Let us briefly look at some: > • what ones wears or does not is based on certain philosophies or > beliefs (not as often thought by many to be religion) > > • awareness of ideas and the desire and ability to encompass in ones > lived aesthetic and to showcase symbolically > > • to suggest that all parties babble Gandhi, Gandhi but then go to > bush this, and shrub that — bush shirts or those low hanging cooltas > (kurtas), that belong in mujras. (Umrao Jahaan, Pakeezah, etc al) > > • to form alignments via ones poshak (not preen or for that matter > simper as at Poshak Utsav of the frak (weak) mind) WITH specific > groups some of the time, or at all times > > • attitudes and other emotive constructions which we may not know about > > • perhaps even lack of interest to consider anything, AS ALSO being > content, as also simply lack of awareness > > + + + > > One small note: In Japan when I am involved in certain rituals we wear > traditional underwear not something modern as in the brands. What is > the POINT of pointing this out. Simply that in India, other than those > diehards who attend the Kumbhs: Purna and Ardh, those who will not > settle for changes just cause its upon them, those who dip into temple > ponds, and perform certain ritual and ceremonial ablutions simply > settle for their briefs, and NBA style long shorts. It says something > about them. Many are of the comfortably bush shirt wearing crowd no > less. The Gods for their part are surely chuckling. > > Now I do not want to hear anything telling me there is nothing wrong > in this. I know that, but make the connections yourselves. And I will > not be responding to anything inane. > > ++++++++++++ > venantius j pinto > > On 1/24/14, Ana Maria Fernandes <[email protected]> wrote: > > i saw our chief minister dressed in bush shirt . <Many of us must have made > > a statement that our chief minister does not dress well and to the > > occassion. But I cannot understand why must the chief minister wear a suit ? > > People wear suits in cold countries. I know that people even go to work in > > suits in cold countries but wearing a suit in hot and humid state of Goa is > > stupidity. I have often seen men dressing in suits for the feast in month > > of May and going in a procession and sweating like pigs. It is very > > uncomfortable. Many times going for a wedding wearing a suit in hot weather > > is not pleasent at all. I feel that the chief minister is justified in > > wearing a shirt and pant as that is comfortable in this hot and humid > > weather.
