Guest guest Posted April 26, 2006 Report Share Posted April 26, 2006 Dear List, A friend of mine would like to get his M.A. degree in S. Asian History with a thesis on "Color symbolism in Indian dresses". Would anyone here be so kind to suggest some bibliographic info to start with? Thanks much in advance, and best regards. Francesco Brighenti Terms of Service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 I am at present unable to quote any reference of any scripture, but I have learnt the following - White dress for Brahmins. Red dress for Kshatriyas Yellow dress for Vaishyas Black dress for Sudras. PKRamakrishnan May 2nd 2006 Francesco Brighenti <frabrig (AT) (DOT) it> wrote: Dear List, A friend of mine would like to get his M.A. degree in S. Asian History with a thesis on "Color symbolism in Indian dresses". Would anyone here be so kind to suggest some bibliographic info to start with? Thanks much in advance, and best regards. Francesco Brighenti School education Pre school education Visit your group "INDOLOGY" on the web. INDOLOGY New Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC and save big. Visit your group " Terms of Service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 Dear Fransesco, This is my second attempt of posting the message, the first did not seem to have gone through. The dharmasutra of (of gautama, Apastambha and vashiSTHa) and smRti texts (like Manu smriti etc.) could be good start. The Apastambha dharma sutra says that: kASAyam caike vastramupdashanti Some declare that the (upper) garment (of a Brâhmana) should be dyed with red Lodh, 1.1.2.41 ma~njiSTham rAajanyasya 1.1.3.1 And that of a Kshatriya dyed with madder, hAridram vaishyasya 1.1.3.2 And that of a Vaisya dyed with turmeric The gautama dharmasutra stats: (No colour code is preferred - but...) vAsAnsi shANkSomacirakutapA sarveSAm 1.1.17. Hempen or linen cloth, the (inner) bark (of trees), and woollen blankets (may be worn as low garments by students) of all (castes), kArpASam ca vikRtam 1.1.18. And undyed cotton cloth. kASAyampyeke 1.1.19. Some (declare that it) even (may be dyed) red. 19 vArkSam brAhmaNasya 1.1.20. (In that case the garment) of a Brâhmana (shall be dyed with a red dye) produced from a tree, ma~njiSThahAridre itarayoH 1.1.21. (And those of students) of the other two (castes shall be) dyed with madder or turmeric. and vashiSTha dharamasutra states that: shuklamahatam vAso brAhmaNasya 11.64. The (lower) garment of a Brâhmana (shall be) white (and) unblemished, mA~njiSTham kSatriyasya 11.65. (That) of a Kshatriya dyed with madder, hAridram kausheyam vA vaishyasya 11.66. (That) of a Vaisya dyed with turmeric, or made of (raw) silk; sarveSam vA tAntavamaraktam 11.67. Or (a dress made of) undyed (cotton) cloth may be worn by (students of) all (castes). best regards, Arvind. INDOLOGY, "P.K.Ramakrishnan" <peekayar.> wrote: > > I am at present unable to quote any reference of any scripture, but I have learnt the following - > > White dress for Brahmins. > Red dress for Kshatriyas > Yellow dress for Vaishyas > Black dress for Sudras. > > PKRamakrishnan > May 2nd 2006 > > Francesco Brighenti <frabrig> wrote: > > Dear List, > > A friend of mine would like to get his M.A. degree in S. Asian History > with a thesis on "Color symbolism in Indian dresses". > > Would anyone here be so kind to suggest some bibliographic info to > start with? > > Thanks much in advance, and best regards. > > Francesco Brighenti > > > > > > > > > > > School education Pre school education > > > > > > Visit your group "INDOLOGY" on the web. > > > INDOLOGY > > Terms of Service. > > > > > > > > > > New Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC and save big. > > > Visit your group " Terms of Service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2006 Report Share Posted May 28, 2006 Francesco please go to this link for info + slideshow -- Viji The meaning of colour http://specials.rediff.com/news/2006/mar/13sld1.htm INDOLOGY, "Arvind Vyas" <arvind_vyas wrote: > > Dear Fransesco, > > This is my second attempt of posting the message, the first did not > seem to have gone through. > > The dharmasutra of (of gautama, Apastambha and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 On 5/3/06, P.K.Ramakrishnan <peekayar > wrote: > > I am at present unable to quote any reference of any scripture, but I have > learnt the following - > > White dress for Brahmins. > Well, the dhotis are white, but what about tops (whenever they are worn)? What about saffron robes for purohits and their wives and daughters? Tamil brahmin women wear colorful saris. I've only seen 'all white' among Bengali brahmins, but I think that has more to do with Bengal than Brahminism (most Bengalis prefer to wear loosely-fitting white or checkered clothes, probably because they're more comfortable in high humidity). My understanding was that wearing white all over was customary only in 'sraddhas' and such. Am I missing something? Red dress for Kshatriyas > > > Shivaji wore white. He was born Khatriya. In fact, none of the portraits of the Maratha Chhatrapatis show red clothes, as far as I can recall. Yellow dress for Vaishyas > Black dress for Sudras. > I've seen street-sweepers with white dhotis or lungis on. The above dress code might be too much of a generalization. I've seen different castes (when the caste is apparent) in rural areas of Maharashtra, West Bengal, Uttar pradesh & Tamil Nadu wearing different colors at different times. PKRamakrishnan > May 2nd 2006 > > > Francesco Brighenti <frabrig (AT) (DOT) it> wrote: > > Dear List, > > A friend of mine would like to get his M.A. degree in S. Asian History > with a thesis on "Color symbolism in Indian dresses". > > Would anyone here be so kind to suggest some bibliographic info to > start with? > > Thanks much in advance, and best regards. > > Francesco Brighenti > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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