importance He also says that at any moment there are more lungi-wearers than the population of the USA This comparison makes the lungi look big and strong It becomes a symbol of daily life comfort and honesty Lungi Is Very Useful and Full of Meanings The poet explains the structure of the lungi He calls it A rectangular cloth roughly X inches He then shows many uses It can be worn at home outdoors in water or during work He talks about swimming wrestling kabaddi and walking in monsoon rain It can be folded like a scarf When old it becomes a dish rag a floor wipe or a material for kantha He even jokes that the lungi can help to show the Theory of Everything Kaiser Haq here links to Stephen Hawking This mix of science and daily cloth makes the lungi look funny clever and creative Lungi as Culture and Identity Kaiser Haq brings us to Cox s Bazar where he imagines Walt Whitman resting and watching young men in lungis He speaks about Sri Lanka where different designs of lungis are worn at parties He speaks about Myanmar where leaders wear lungis when meeting visitors These places show how the lungi connects many cultures He also talks about a biblical flood where a lungi becomes a small boat This mix of real and imaginary events shows how the lungi carries history culture and human struggle Lungi as a Symbol of Equality and Rebellion The poet says the lungi stands for equal rights for all people He also says it stands for people who are ignored or left out in the world He wants to fight for clothes equality He proudly says I am a lungi activist He wants International Lungi Day where even the UN Chief will wear it This shows rebellion and hope He also shows romance inside a lungi He says that a lungi can hold a book of poems a little drink and even the person you love inside it This playful moment shows freedom and joy The lungi becomes a flag a shelter a dream and a voice for the people Unfair Treatment Toward the Lungi The poet gives many examples to show how the world treats the lungi badly He says Now try wearing one to a White House appointment - no way He also shows how brown and yellow sahibs in suits look down on lungi-wearers He gives an event from his cousin s home in America The cousin wore a lungi but his son hid it because he felt ashamed of it These moments show a sad truth People treat the lungi as less civilized The poet calls this sartorial hegemony He also mentions Savile Row the symbol of elite fashion Through these examples he exposes class race and colonial attitudes Kaiser Haq shows the lungi as proud and full of meaning Through many names and places he proves it is not weak It carries culture comfort and protest In the poem the lungi becomes the strong voice of common people