Pardah/Veil - a sign of self and to avoid eye to eye contact with a male person. What happened to it after 1947 India partition?
Women used to keep the scarf/dupatta over their heade and shoulder covering all body to below the hips. If a male guests came into the house and she had to talk to him, she would lower her scarf until below her eyes.
All women, were observing traditional pardah; muslims in burqa, shalwar, qameez; Hindus in Sarees; Sikh with dupatta, kameez/shirts below knee.
Heads were covered by all muslim men with fabric cap/topi or turbine, sikhs in turbin and hindus topi.
Men and women - all communities - were communicating with each other very respectfully.
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