Lungi used to be Imli, an Indian generalist on the Upper East Side. Then it buckled down and started specializing in coastal South Indian and Sri Lankan food. In a neighborhood where good dosas ...

It had already been way more than five years since Hussein Muhammad Ershad assumed office in December 1983. A political gloom ...

Lungi is an Upper East Side eatery specializing in South Indian and Sri Lankan cuisines and flavors.

TT: The core inspiration comes from the garments I grew up with—pieces that are slowly disappearing, like the jama, bandi, lungi, and dhoti. These serve as my points of departure. There’s also ...

It wasn’t just the bright pink colour that stood out in a sea of heavily embroidered palazzos and slim dhoti-pants; its presence indicated that celebrities and content creators flaunting their ...

ERODE: The state government has increased wages to powerloom weavers for producing dhoti and saree meant for distribution to PDS cardholders during Pongal festival. Speaking during the discussion ...

The collection includes a red-bordered saree that belonged to Gandhi’s wife, Kasturba, along with a lungi and a portion of a garland made of cotton. The garland was spun by Gandhi himself and ...

She paired it with a dhoti style ajrakh print, high waist trousers and wrapped up the look with a matching cape that she adorned on her left shoulder. Bhumi's ethnic look had all the sparkle it ...

Young men and women dress in traditional attire—mekhela sador for women and dhoti-kurta for men—and gather in open spaces to perform. While Goru Bihu is focused on honouring the cattle ...

A four-member gang, allegedly led by Jomon, were monitoring Biju’s movements from their van and waylaid his scooter. Biju was then forcefully taken into the van, but his footwear and dhoti fell on the ...