Kachera

/ ˈkʌtʃə, kʌˈtʃeɪrə /

noun

1. short trousers traditionally worn by Sikhs as a symbol of their religious and cultural loyalty: originally worn for ease of horse riding See also five Ks

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kachera¹

Punjabi

Example Sentences

The “articles of faith” that Sikhs wear include: kesh, or unshorn hair; kanga, a small comb; a steel bracelet called a kara; the kirpan, which resembles a small knife; and underwear known as kachera.

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Kachera is a maker of glass bangles.

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In northern India the Manihārs are makers of glass bangles, and correspond to the Kachera caste of the Central Provinces.

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The principal subcastes of the Patwas are the Naraina; the Kanaujia, also known as Chhipi, because they sew marriage robes; the Deobansi or ‘descendants of a god,’ who sell lac and glass bangles; the Lakhera, who prepare lac bangles; the Kachera, who make glass bangles; and others.

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Each of these castes makes ornaments of its own metal, while the Kachera caste84 make glass bangles, and the Lakheras make bangles from lac and clay.

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