Sadri (clothing)

The Khadi bandi is worn over a kurta and churidar.
Jawaharlal Nehru, left, in a Bandi or Nehru vest, talking to Mahatma Gandhi, 1942

Sadri (Hindi: सदरी, Urdu: صدری), also known as a Waskat (Hindi: वास्कट, Urdu: واسکٹ) or Bandi (Hindi: बंडी, Urdu: بنڈی), is a vest-jacket worn by men in South Asia, while women sometimes wear a similar waistcoat known as a Koti (Hindi: कोटी, Urdu: کوٹی, Bengali: কোটি).[1][2] In Europe and America, the sadri became known as a Nehru vest.[3]

  1. ^ Arabinda Biswas (1985) "Indian Costumes.", p.43
  2. ^ Bohra, Qammaruddin (2000). City of Hyderabad Sindh: 712-1947. Royal Book Company. p. 75.
  3. ^ Srinivasan, Amruthur V. (2006). The Vedic Wedding: Origins, Tradition, and Practice. Periplus Line. p. 225. ISBN 9780978544300.