Among the 50 ways to make the difference in Global Warming (published by India today for July edition), the use of Lungi to save air conditioning sounds quite interesting.
36 LUNGI IS IN
In a bid to save on air conditioning, Japanese executives no longer wear ties and suits to formal meetings. With India’s climate being described as hot, hotter and hottest, it’s probably time to ban Western wear for men. Instead, the traditional lungi that Harvard-educated Finance Minister P. Chidambaram adorns could be an ideal wear for south India. North Indian men can choose from their alternatives.
” I like to wear Lungi…but its quite irritating ” 
… This is what my brother says about Lungi . I wonder how it would be if Indian execuitves do the same as Japanese 
Posted by Reema on October 11, 2008 at 8:38 pm
LOL
Posted by vimal on October 11, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Woah! Lungi and our corporate world, that will be gr8; especially in Chennai
there wouldnt be anymore pulling legs at office, it would be pulling lungis now !!!
Posted by vishesh on October 11, 2008 at 9:40 pm
i have never tried one
Posted by arvind on October 12, 2008 at 12:49 am
LOL …
not lungi ..
the thing mr chidambaram wears is dhoti ..
there is difference between both
Posted by teky on October 12, 2008 at 1:39 pm
yep as arvind said chidambaram wearing dhoti. I’m not sure that which one you are refferring to
Whether japanese wear dhoti or lungi?
Anyway in chennai corporate life if we wear lungi, it will be helpful particularly in this season, raining at any time. Easy to walk in flooded roads
but basically i don’t like lungi to wear
Posted by Lily Handbags on October 12, 2008 at 2:36 pm
Colorful and unique, they will fill the day with beauty. Lily Handbags
Posted by Amit on October 12, 2008 at 3:48 pm
Imagine there is a fight amongst the executives and all of them pick up their Lungis and fold them for the fight!
By the way, can you tell me the piece of code you have written so that your background remains static as you scroll down the blog??
Posted by allirekha on October 12, 2008 at 6:15 pm
@ Reema
@ Vimal
hahaha
think of executives in Mundu with Laptop ..hahaha !!!
@Vishesh
thats so bad that u have nt tried wearing a dhothi :p ..even i have tried wearing Saree even before 16
@ Arvind
i was thinking the same lungis are coloured one right ?
@Teky
why dont u like to wear dhothi or lungi ??
hahaha..easy at times of flood …may be we should make it a rainy wear
@ amit
yeah ..that happens very common in Kerala
n to make the bg fixed add ‘fixed’ after the bg URl but before the ‘;’
Posted by smallstar on October 12, 2008 at 7:31 pm
How are you, little darling? How are things going?
lots of kisses and hugs
Posted by Sakhi on October 12, 2008 at 9:40 pm
Posted by dinu on October 13, 2008 at 3:40 pm
LOL
come one .. its tough !!! kayar vechu kettendi varum
Posted by allirekha on October 13, 2008 at 4:44 pm
@ Smallstar
….
Fine
n welcome back!
@ Sakhi
LOL ..well dats ok !
@Dinsan
LOL ….ho yeah that will be a good idea for development of coir industry
Posted by Su on October 13, 2008 at 5:17 pm
i wish i cud use shorts and sleeveless instead…
Posted by smallstar on October 13, 2008 at 7:05 pm
@alli: thanks for your ‘welcome back’!
I missed ya’ all very much!
Posted by Nikhil on October 14, 2008 at 9:51 am
I am coming in a lungi tomorrow to work! I don’t care what happens! If the HR asks me, I’ll point them to your blog!
Posted by kanagu on October 14, 2008 at 4:01 pm
LOL!!! its very difficult to imagine working in front of the computer in office. It will be fun anyway
Only in ethnic days we are trying it.
Posted by kanagu on October 15, 2008 at 12:58 am
i mean its very difficult to imagine working in front of the computer in office wearing lungi.
Posted by allirekha on October 15, 2008 at 7:26 pm
@ Su
@Nikhil
hahaha !
@Kanagu
well it wud be comfortable!
Posted by Manasa on October 16, 2008 at 5:50 pm
hahaha.. lol.. good one..
Nice blog.. bookmarked
Posted by Xylene on October 18, 2008 at 6:14 pm
Lungi would be a comfortable thing to wear except that I wouldnt be wearing one when I wake up, If I went to sleep wearing it.
I prefer shorts.
Posted by allirekha on October 18, 2008 at 6:19 pm
@Xylene
hahahaha… it becomes a blanket instead when u sleep wearing one lungi
Posted by nautankey on October 24, 2008 at 10:58 am
Lungi in office?? hee hee..Accepted its airy and cool..but its one risky costume
.Have had some hilarious experiences with it and then boyocotted lungis.
They should make the corporate life pretty colorful though
.
Posted by Rahul on October 28, 2008 at 2:04 am
Lungi at office! Got to say ….’India today’ is impressive!
HaPpY DiWaLi
Posted by Vasudha on October 28, 2008 at 6:55 pm
roflol
Happy Diwali!
Posted by artisticked on November 7, 2008 at 6:20 pm
lol….!!…..:)
Posted by m@q on November 11, 2008 at 4:45 am
Yeah.. quite a thoughtful attempt… but it is very risky to wear a lungi in windy weather
… though in our Bangladesh it is the national (male) dress, I feel a bit uncomfortable. I can’t trust a dress which has actually no belt, can I? 
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Posted by Trailblazer on November 25, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Haha. LOL.
Posted by Shivanand Manthalkar on November 27, 2008 at 9:47 am
well… It has always been tough for me to wear a Lungi but if one is comfortable with it i guess its okay. Nice blog…will visit again…
Posted by Whacky on November 27, 2008 at 5:51 pm
LMAO…
this is gonna be a great hit for sure among the freshers
i doubt if its accepted by the uncles
i never ever wore it to be honest
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Posted by scorpria on December 10, 2008 at 9:38 am
Hehe…good one!
Would be fun to see ppl sitting in conf rooms, serious expression on face and note pads in hand…while the lungi gently sways under the fan
(or doesn’t, if it’s an ac room 
) !
Posted by Varsha on December 12, 2008 at 7:48 pm
heh heh heh…….
I think Chidambaram wears lungi…..dhoti is the one that has a “divider” (is there any term for it?)…..correct me if I’m wrong
Posted by Sanghamitra on December 13, 2008 at 3:17 am
Hey, that was a gud laugh… Why don’t you write more often?
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