The Bikini and the Average Indian Girl
The Bikini is one dress that sets a woman to good advantage. In case you are slim and petite, a bikini will certainly be an asset. But in case you plan to enter the sea at a public resort then make it a point not to wear a bikini in India. You will also observe that hardly any girl in India will wear a bikini on any of the beaches. I for one, who have traveled the length and breadth of India, have never seen an Indian girl in a bikini on the beach.
All this is a hangover from the age-old Purdah system that has existed for well nigh 1000 years. Hence it is best to eschew a bikini on a public beach. However in case you are bold, then you can try out one in a five-star hotel pool or a good club. You will certainly catch the eye, but that will be a pleasure.
However, India is changing. Many taboos are going with the wind. The wearing of the swimming costume is on the rise, at least in the Metro cities. Many girls are also learning to swim in the corporation pools. India is moving ahead and that is a plus point. And yes many prominent women including film stars are wearing bikinis and the Kingfisher calendar has a bevy of bikini clad girls.