Surat students perform Garba wearing costumes made of PPE material

The nineday Navratri festival begins on October 17 Saturday Ahead of the festival a video of fashion designing students performing Garba wearing handpainted costumes made of PPE material has gone viral In the video fashion designing students from Gujarats Surat can be seen performing the traditional Garba danceWATCH Gujarat A group of students of fashion designing in Surat perform Garba sporting handpainted costumes made of PPE kits These costumes have been designed by them 1510 pictwittercomsKSYk7e3iymdash ANI ANI October 16 2020Interestingly PPE overalls are worn by doctors and other healthcare workers who are leading the fight against the COVID19 infection The students in the video are seen covered from head to toe just like the ones that the doctors wear in hospitals The USP of the PPE Garba dress is the unique traditional motifs on the fulllength skirtsWhile the Garba costumes for women look beautiful the ones made for men also have colourful images of Dandiya Raas imprinted on it Another interesting feature is the sparkling mirror work on thedupatta The Covid Garba Dress is made of polypropylene fabric by the students themselves and is approved by the South India Textile Research Association SITRAAlso ReadEverythingyouneedtoknow guide to cracking the virtual garba partyTalking about the PPE Garba dress IDT said Under the guidance of their faculty Aarushi Upreti the 1st year students of IDT INDIA crafted a Covid Garba outfit using hand painting and mirror as embellishments and designed a twolayer fully protected couple dress on PPE Jumpsuits with masks and dandiya sticksIn the 1minute 32seconds video clip the students armed with face masks and dressed in COVID Garba dress can be seen playing Garba following the social distancing normsTalking about the uniquely designed PPE kit Disha Patel the student who designed the outfit said The layering has been done in such a way that people can maintain social distancing while they perform Garba These Garba outfits are very economical provide full protection and are very comfortable to wear and disposeNetizens showered praises on the students and shared their views One user said This is a sheer stupidity Government has banned Garba then what is the use of this while another user wrote No one can stop Gujjus from doing Garba in Navratri Not even CoronaHeres how netizens reactedHahahhaha Gujarati manas well done proud Gujarati garba2020 missing youmdash Soham Prajapati Soham_cid October 16 2020Creative cute ethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0098AcircAcircAcircu00c2u008dethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0098AcircAcircAcircu00c2u0084mdash DrGOD DrGariiMis October 16 2020Showing tribute to PPE kit makers who protected our corona warriors ethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0098AcircAcircAcircu00c2u008amdash Anish Desai anishhdesai October 16 2020Gujarat never disappoints ethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0098AcircAcircAcircu00c2u0082mdash mediocre gandhi mediocregandhi October 16 2020pictwittercombt0vQh8TgMmdash LowRatedGabru roflGabru October 16 2020Corona pictwittercomUf70bn70dSmdash UpmaethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0092AcircAcircAcircu00c2u009c upmholic October 16 2020Corona thak gya hu vro indians ko hasate hasate pictwittercomrvLKQP5BLtmdash ProFool buddyethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircu00c2u008cAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0088 ColFool_ October 16 2020Designers ko chain hota kahn hai kisi cheez ka Ab isse dekh aur influencer uth khade honge ethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fcurrenbrvbarmdash Nick kumar nkkumar98 October 16 2020Corona Im here Fear meGujaratis pictwittercomVVqk8VYPTFmdash GrumpyethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0092AcircAcircAcircu00c2u009bethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fcurrenbrvbarethAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircu00c2u008fraquozwjacircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0099AcircAcircAcircu00c2u0080iumlcedilAcircAcircAcircu00c2u008f roooossshhiiiii October 16 2020Since this year government has banned gatherings hence to add joy amidst the festive season these covid Garba outfits will be gifted to Covid Care Volunteers of Civil Hospital Surat This initiative was taken to show gratitude to the artisans who have worked diligently to earn their living during this pandemic Aarushi Upreti faculty IDT saidWith inputs from ANIKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest news