kurta
- n a loose collarless shirt worn by many people on the Indian subcontinent (usually with a salwar or churidars or pyjama)
- Even around his generals, he wears sandals and kurta pajamas that he washes himself, by hand.
- Wearing the white homespun kurta-pajama favored by Indian politicians, Rajiv met simply with a few friends and reporters at his mother's house, where he lives.
- Reported Smith and Shepherd: "Unlike most Indians of his age, Sanjay scorns Western-style clothes for a traditional knee-length kurta, worn over white cotton pajamas.