Kurti is a Persian/Urdu word. It means a collarless shirt. It is a traditional type of dress worn generally by the people of sub-continents. Kurti was used to be one of the main clothing for the natives of Asian countries like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Women's used to wear it on different occasions like any festival or any fair or any family function like on mehndi,rasm hina,walema,in parties. Kurti had different looks earlier. It came as sherwani, pathan-dress, golband and many more. Earlier kurta was the dress of gents only. But gradually it became the most sought after clothing for ladies.
