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There are various regional variations of achkan worn throughout the Indian subcontinent, and are known by regional names such as ''Daura'' in Nepal and Northeast India, ''Angi'' in Southern India and ''Chola'' or ''Cholu'' in Indian Himalayas. | There are various regional variations of achkan worn throughout the Indian subcontinent, and are known by regional names such as ''Daura'' in Nepal and Northeast India, ''Angi'' in Southern India and ''Chola'' or ''Cholu'' in Indian Himalayas. | ||
In India, the | In India, the achkan is generally worn for formal occasions in winter, especially by those from [[Rajasthan]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Delhi]], [[Jammu]], Uttar Pradesh and [[Hyderabad, Telangana|Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Nehru's style statement|url=http://www.tehelka.com/2016/01/nehrus-style-statement/|access-date=2021-03-09|archive-date=2016-07-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701091856/http://www.tehelka.com/2016/01/nehrus-style-statement/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Shifting Sands: Costume in Rajasthan|url=http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1432&context=tsaconf}}</ref> The achkan sherwani is generally associated with the Hindus while the simple sherwani was historically favoured by Muslims.<ref>{{cite web|title=From Cool to Un-cool to Re-cool: Nehru and Mao tunics in the sixties and post-sixties West|url=https://www.academia.edu/14599317}}</ref> The two garments have significant similarities, though sherwanis typically are more flared at the hips and achkans are lengthier than simple sherwanis. The achkan later evolved into the [[Nehru Jacket]], which is popular in India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nehru's style statement|url=http://www.tehelka.com/2016/01/nehrus-style-statement/|access-date=2021-03-09|archive-date=2016-07-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701091856/http://www.tehelka.com/2016/01/nehrus-style-statement/|url-status=dead}}</ref><gallery widths="200" heights="200"> | ||
File:Nehru Roerich.jpg|[[Jawaharlal Nehru]] (left) wearing an achkan with churidar.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nehru's style statement|url=http://www.tehelka.com/2016/01/nehrus-style-statement/|access-date=2021-03-09|archive-date=2016-07-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701091856/http://www.tehelka.com/2016/01/nehrus-style-statement/|url-status=dead}}</ref> | File:Nehru Roerich.jpg|[[Jawaharlal Nehru]] (left) wearing an achkan with churidar.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nehru's style statement|url=http://www.tehelka.com/2016/01/nehrus-style-statement/|access-date=2021-03-09|archive-date=2016-07-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701091856/http://www.tehelka.com/2016/01/nehrus-style-statement/|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
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