Tubada was an outer garment for men in
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. It was a
coat, part of a
Hindu's costume
Costume is the distinctive style of dress or cosmetic of an individual or group that reflects class, gender, profession, ethnicity, nationality, activity or epoch. In short costume is a cultural visual of the people.
The term also was tradition ...
in the early 19th century.
John Forbes Watson
John Forbes Watson (1827–1892) was a Scottish physician and writer on India.
Life
Born in Scotland, Watson was the son of an Aberdeenshire farmer, George Watson and his wife Jean McHardy. He was educated at the University of Aberdeen, where he ...
mentions it as a
''wide great coat'' in his book ''The Textile Manufactures and the Costumes of the People of India'', London, 1866.
See also
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Achkan
Achkan ( ur, اچکن, hi, अचकन) also known as ''Baghal bandi'' is a knee length jacket worn by men in the Indian subcontinent much like the Angarkha.
History
Achkan evolved from Chapkan, a dress which earlier formed the costume of the ...
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Jama (coat)
The term jama ( Hindustani: जामा, جام ; Bengali: জামা; Odia: ଜାମା ) refers to a long coat which was popular in South Asia during the Mughal period.
Styles
]Some styles of the jama were tight around the torso but flare ...
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Mujib coat
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Nehru jacket
The Nehru jacket is a hip-length tailored coat for men or women, with a mandarin collar, and with its front modelled on the Indian achkan or sherwani, a garment worn by Jawaharlal Nehru, the prime minister of India from 1947 to 1964.
History ...
References
History of clothing
Indian clothing
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