Tuesday, 26 January 2021

Modi continues turban tradition this Republic Day with ‘halari pagdi’ gifted by Jamnagar royals

January 26, 2021    No comments

 New Delhi: As India celebrated its 72nd Republic Day Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wore a bright red bandhej (a type of tie-dye textile) headgear with yellow dots during the celebratory parade — a gift from the royal family of Jamnagar in Gujarat.

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The prime minister is known to don a special pagdi, a symbol of royalty, power and status, every year on Republic Day and Independence Day. These are usually of the bandhej variety, a technique especially practiced in Rajasthan, Gujarat and parts of Uttar Pradesh.

On the 71st Republic Day last year, the PM had donned a saffron-coloured bandhej headgear.

In 2014, for his first Independence Day address as prime minister, Modi had worn a Jodhpuri bandhej turban in bright red and green. During the 2019 Independence Day celebrations, he wore one that matched the colours of the Indian flag.

The PM usually wears pagdis in warm tones of yellow, orange and red, specifically between 565 and 740 nanometres in wavelength on the spectrum of light, during these special occasions.

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JAWAHARLAL NEHRU (1947 TO 1964)

One of the most prominent leaders of the Indian independence movement and the nation’s first prime minister, Nehru was born in Prayagraj (then called Allahabad) on Nov. 14, 1889. Considered the architect behind India’s emergence as a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic, Nehru’s inaugural address – “Tryst with Destiny” – delivered on midnight of Aug. 14, 1947, is still regarded as one of the most moving speeches of all time. Nehru died at the age of 74 on May 27, 1964.


PM’s ‘halari pagdi‘

Many took to Twitter Tuesday to praise the PM’s traditional ‘halari pagdi’ this year.

Jamnagar is known for its rich culture.

Proud to see Hon'ble PM Shri Narendra Modi in a 'Halari Paghdi' from Jamnagar on the occasion 

— Er. A.T.Attarwala (@IndianEngineers) 

Halari Paghdi of Jadeja Dynasty🙏…Prime Minister Modi is wearing a special 'Paghdi' from Jamnagar, today. The first such 'Paghdi' was gifted to the PM by the royal family of Jamnagar, Gujarat.

— Dhruvrajsinh Jadeja (@Jadeja_36) 

According to an ANI report, the royal family of Jamnagar holds “special respect globally”. In the 1940s, Maharaja Jamsaheb Digvijay Singh Jadeja of the Jamnagar royal family had saved some during World War 2.

The PM’s special pagdi, along with his long white beard, also sparked speculations on social media that he was trying to emulate poet Rabindranath Tagore and novelist Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, also known a Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections this year.

— priyamvada (@priyamvadami) 

Some users said his pagdi resembled the one that was worn by Indian historian and the founder of Brahmo Sabha, Raja Rammohan Roy.

Oma ..

Raja Rammohan Roy wore it much earlier ..

Man who exposed Sanatani customs are not based on Vedas..

Stopped Sati..

Bengal in 19th century stood against everything Modi preaches..

Even Bankim Chandra..

— Shuvankar Mukherjee (@shuvankr) 

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