With his pagdis, consistent as a statement yet variant in textures, Prime Minister Narendra Modi retains his role as the best exemplar of “occasion wear”. Modi’s Rajasthani satrangi pagdi he wore at the Republic Day celebrations in 2015. Photo: ReutersThe following year when then US President Barack Obama was the guest of honour at the Republic Day celebrations in 2015, Modi wore a Rajasthani satrangi pagdi with a black sherwani. Modi’s ochre yellow Jodhpuri leheriya pagdi for last year’s Republic Day. An ochre yellow Jodhpuri leheriya with a toffee coloured bandhgala to host President Francois Hollande of France last year for Republic Day followed by a rose-red-orange ombre one for the Independence Day, Modi’s pagdis, mostly chosen from the Rajasthan-Gujarat textile treasury have become a clear personal-political announcement.

Source: Mint January 26, 2017 11:42 UTC