India: clothes women have been banned from wearing

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The majority of these bans have been since 2000

Though we may be country that practices several religions, mouths various dialects and boasts of many cultures - it's kind of ironic how we all speak the same sexist language.



Out of the many things the North, South, West and East disagree on, one of the few common grounds between them is the banning of Western clothing for women. Though they rarely ever see eye-to-eye when it comes to bills, laws and amendments - say, Jeans or Skirt and government officials, college authorities, rebel groups, parents and khaps will be unanimous in their ire against the piece of fabric. What has made this clothing the scourge of society? We recap on all the bans brought down up on them to figure it out.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-banned-from-wearing/articleshow/16623656.cms