Dhoti chic

In popular culture, the bhadralok usually wears a dhoti

The official website of the Nobel Prize has a page dedicated to the dress code: “The Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm and the Nobel Banquet that follows is a strictly formal affair. Gentlemen are required to wear white tie and tails, while ladies should be dressed in an evening gown.”

 Then, it adds: “Wearing your national costume is an alternative to white tie and tails or evening gown.” Indian-American economist Abhijit Banerjee decided to utilise this caveat to wear a dhoti and kurta with a black bandhgala when he received the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences earlier this week. This