Sadri ( hi, सदरी, ur, صدری), also known as a Waskat ( hi, वास्कट, ur, واسکٹ) or Bandi ( hi, बंडी, ur, بنڈی), is a vest-jacket worn by men in

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, while women sometimes wear a similar

waistcoat A waistcoat ( UK and Commonwealth, or ; colloquially called a weskit), or vest ( US and Canada), is a sleeveless upper-body garment. It is usually worn over a dress shirt and necktie and below a coat as a part of most men's formal wear. ...

known as a Koti ( hi, कोटी, ur, کوٹی). In Europe and America, the sadri became known as a Nehru vest.

Etymology

The word Bandi is derived from ''badhnati'' (

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: बध्नाति) meaning ''to fasten'' or ''to tie''.

Use

The sadri is a sleeveless-vest jacket, traditionally worn over

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 ...

angarkha Angarkha is an outer robe with long sleeves which was worn by men in South Asia. By the 19th-century it had become the generally accepted attire of an educated man in public. It had evolved from the Persian cape ''balaba'' or ''chapkan'' as a ...

, qameez and

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by men. It was historically worn by the peasant class and was decorated with various styles of folk embroidery for festive occasions. It is part of everyday wear for men and it is also popular among the political class throughout

. In the winter, the sadri is especially worn as it keeps the wearer warm. ''Koti'' jacket was traditionally worn by women, it differs from bandi and sadri worn by men in size and decoration.

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embroidery is commonly used and was traditionally worn over choli,

gagra choli Ghagra choli (also known as lehenga choli and locally as chaniya choli) is a type of ethnic clothing for women from the Indian Subcontinent, notably in the Indian states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, P ...

and shalwar kameez.Kumar, Ritu (2006) "Costumes and textiles of royal India, p.299

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