chaddi

We wanted something irreverent and the chaddi is something we all wear but no one is supposed to talk about in Indian culture.

Hindu extremists who attacked women smothered in protest mailing of 40,000 pink panties 2009

She said the reason that the pink chaddi – Hindi slang for knickers – was chosen was that it was an “irreverent” riposte to rightwingers who claimed they were saving “women from shame and dishonour”.

Hindu extremists who attacked women smothered in protest mailing of 40,000 pink panties 2009

A spokeswoman for the group, Nisha Susan, told the BBC it was giving chaddis (Hindi colloquial for underwear) as they alluded to a prominent Hindu right-wing group whose khaki-shorts-wearing cadres were often derisively called “chaddi wallahs” (chaddi wearers).

Indian Women Fight Violence With Facebook and Underwear - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

A spokeswoman for the group, Nisha Susan, told the BBC it was giving chaddis (Hindi colloquial for underwear) as they alluded to a prominent Hindu right-wing group whose khaki-shorts-wearing cadres were often derisively called “chaddi wallahs” (chaddi wearers).

Indian Women Fight Violence With Facebook and Underwear - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

A spokeswoman for the group, Nisha Susan, told the BBC it was giving chaddis (Hindi colloquial for underwear) as they alluded to a prominent Hindu right-wing group whose khaki-shorts-wearing cadres were often derisively called “chaddi wallahs” (chaddi wearers).

Indian Women Fight Violence With Facebook and Underwear - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

A spokeswoman for the group, Nisha Susan, told the BBC it was giving chaddis (Hindi colloquial for underwear) as they alluded to a prominent Hindu right-wing group whose khaki-shorts-wearing cadres were often derisively called “chaddi wallahs” (chaddi wearers).

Indian Women Fight Violence With Facebook and Underwear - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

A spokeswoman for the group, Nisha Susan, told the BBC it was giving chaddis (Hindi colloquial for underwear) as they alluded to a prominent Hindu right-wing group whose khaki-shorts-wearing cadres were often derisively called “chaddi wallahs” (chaddi wearers).

Indian Women Fight Violence With Facebook and Underwear - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

Their costume is something like that worn by professional gymnasts, consisting of light and short reddish-brown drawers (_chaddi_), a waistband with fringe at either end (_katchhe_), and a sheet thrown over the shoulders.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894

In fact, the Sri Rama Sene chief and his followers may not even have thought of that particular pink chaddi movement as an insult.

Analysis 2010

The state has seen many such oddballs in the past but Mr Mutalik will forever be remembered for inviting the pink chaddi movement, a distinction most people would consider pretty notorious.

Analysis 2010