According to Gandhiji the traditional dress of a country is best suited for a person. He was right because the male reproductive apparatus suffers in tight pants particularly in the hot season in India.
After independence the government owned schools in Punjab had Kurta Pyjama for the boys and Salwar suit for the girls as a standard uniform. Later on they thought that Kurta Pyjama did not go well with the concept of modern education. So they replaced the Pyjama with the western styled trousers and Kurta with a tight fitting shirt. The girls' uniform, however, remained unchanged. With the arrival of Public schools umbrella cut skirts were introduced for the girls of primary classes.
In Kendriya Vidialaya, from where I studied, even the girls of the senior secondary classes had to wear a skirt. Whereas he boys were not allowed short pants from class ninth onwards as they exposed their hairy legs. In other words more a school is modern more is the liberty to the girls and greater is the discomfort to the boys. Thankfully there was no neck tie for us unlike the boys of ultra modern schools like DPS etc.
Now, in a skirt the modesty of a girl is at the mercy of the gravitational force. In the playground and particularly on the windy days of February the girls had to use their hands in order to keep their skirts in position. Or else the powerful winds could upset the harmonal balance of the boys around. On one such day I was walking on the path adjacent to the main building and in front of the Principal's residence. Two girls of class twelve were ahead of me. Suddenly a gush of wind made their umbrella cuts fly above their waist. Assuming no one nearby they did not use their hands to support the force of gravity and intentionally allowed the wind power to be victorious. Just for reassurance they turned around with smiling faces. They blushed when they saw me seeing them enjoy their liberty.
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