Wearing the nightie outside homes should indeed be banned but not because it is indecent. A women’s group called Indrayani Mahila Mandal, active perhaps only in Gothivli village near Rabale in Navi ...
The year was 1988. For Benny NA, it marked a watershed – it was the year he made a major contribution to popularising the nightie in Kerala. His wife Sherly Benny narrated his story. “Benny had Rs ...
From Saira Bano’s pink negligee to fashionable denim maxis, the Indian woman’s favourite all-day apparel has seen many avatars. But it’s also become the butt of jokes and bans. Sushma Shirsat’s ...
My friend S recently brought me a joke present from Kolkata: a maxi. Kindly dispel images of Lara Dutta in halter neck tangerine maxi and return to Andheri. Maxi, yaniki printed cotton nightie, worn ...