End caste, regional discrimination for India’s progress: Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh CM hails state’s anticonversion law at ‘Banjara Kumbh 2023’ event in Jalgaon district on Monday

First India Bureau

Mumbai: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday called for the end of discrimination on the basis of caste and region.

Speaking at the ‘Banjara Kumbh 2023’ event in Jamner in Jalgaon district, CM Adityanath said, “No power in the world can stop India’s progress if we do away with caste and regional discrimination.”

A large number of leaders from the Banjara community as well as the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) functionaries were in attendance at the event.

Touching upon the topic of religious conversions, the UP CM said his state had a stringent law against such activities with offenders liable to be jailed for as long as 10 years. The

PLANE CARRYING CM SHINDE, FADNAVIS RETURNS TO MUM DUE TO BAD WEATHER most populous state in November 2020.

Mumbai (PTI): A state government plane carrying Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis to Jalgaon district returned to Mumbai on Monday after it encountered bad weather, an official from the CM’s office said. Shinde and Fadnavis were headed to Jamner in Jalgaon district, located around 415km from Mumbai, to attend the ‘Banjara Kumbh 2023’, where UP CM Yogi Adityanath was a key speaker. The flight took off from Mumbai, but had to return due to inclement weather, said the official. Shinde and Fadnavis later attended the programme via video-conferencing, he added.

“There are some people with deceitful mindsets who carry out religious conversions, but we have to work together to stop them. With “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas and Sabka Prayas” (prosperity for all with everyone’s efforts and trust), we can defeat their purpose,” said Adityanath.

“In Uttar Pradesh, nobody can carry out (fraudulent or unlawful) religious conver- sion now. If found doing so, an offender will face jail for 10 years. However, if some convert wants to come back (ghar wapsi), the law is not applicable (will not penalize) on such persons. He or she can again become Hindu,” he claimed. He also claimed the country was blessed with ‘sanatan dharm’, which is the oldest religion in the world and paves the way for welfare of humanity.

‘Sanatan dharm’ means humanity, Adityanath asserted.

East Asian dresses like Kimonos, Hanbok and Hanfu enjoy greater prominence and influence in the world of fashion than ever before.

There was a time, though, when the ger of disappearing from the daily wardrobe of East Asian women, relegated to rare outings and special occasions for formal events such as weddings, comingof-age days, and tea ceremonies. However, in recent years these traditional dresses have enjoyed a renewal, gaining attention both in their respective countries and abroad as a sophisticated and elegant form of dress suitable for everyday and formal occasions.

These traditional dresses are colourful outfits which are now modernised to give a new touch. The kimono or Hanboksas of many designers, tional garments have inspired designers to the degree that the kimono and Hanbok have.

Many members of K-pop groups like BTS, SHINee, and Exo in recent years have donned many modern combinations of Hanbok and initiated the trend.

Despite the integration of Asian elements in current high fashion, there is still work to be done to ensure that kimono crafting traditions survive and even thrive.

On account of the growing Hanbok fashion, famous designer Leesle Hwang, the designer of the company Leesle, reported a surge in sales after BTS’s Jimin wore one of her hanbok ensembles at the 2018 Melon Music Awards in Seoul. “It’s astonishing how many people met Leesle because of that one performance,” she added. Another business, A Nothing, garnered 8,000 followers when another BTS member, Jungkook, donned its clothing. As European demand for these modified kimonos and Hanbok (also known as nightgowns, though they were not intended to be worn while sleeping) outpaced Japanese & Korean artisans’ production times, the Dutch turned to artisans in India and, later, European tailors to replicate the garments in textiles sourced from various countries.