What makes something “Indian”? In a country of a thousand languages, whose people count in their heritage contributions of migrants and conquerors, poets and pirs, stories and histories that originate beyond its current borders, that is not an easy question. Take the bandhgala, which, to most people who aren’t enthusiasts of sartorial history, appears Indian by its very name. The formal garment is worn by ministers and bureaucrats and at weddings across the........

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