Bangladesh East Africa Indonesia Sri Lanka and Myanmar He says Hundreds of millions wear the lungi By saying this he shows that the lungi is not only for one group It belongs to many cultures This makes the lungi a shared identity It brings people together across borders Lungi and Bangladeshi Identity The poet proudly brings the lungi to Bangladesh He imagines Grandpa Walt Whitman sitting at Cox s Bazar and watching young men in lungis This scene shows beauty calm and pride He also says Grandpa Walt I celebrate my lungi and sing my lungi These lines show deep love for Bangladeshi culture He wants the world to see that this simple cloth carries a nation s history and joy Lungi in Sri Lanka and Myanmar Kaiser Haq mentions Sri Lanka where people wear various designs of lungis at parties He also talks about Myanmar where leaders welcome visitors in lungis These events show that the lungi is not a low-class dress It can be formal stylish and respected This helps build cultural pride It shows that the lungi is strong enough to stand beside any global fashion Lungi as a Voice for Ignored People The poet says the lungi stands for equality and for people who are often ignored He calls it a symbol for global left-outs This means people who do not get enough value By choosing the lungi he gives voice to common people He shows pride in ordinary life This builds a strong identity that does not depend on rich clothes or Western approval Lungi Against Shame and Prejudice The poet gives an example of his cousin in America He says the cousin wore a lungi but his son hid it because he felt ashamed of it So he says Started hiding the ridiculous ethnic attire This event shows how society sometimes looks down on simple cultural dress Kaiser Haq fights this shame He asks why a lungi is rejected when a kilt in Scotland is accepted This question shows cultural pride and challenges unfair views Lungi as Celebration and Freedom Kaiser Haq wants International Lungi Day where even the UN Chief will wear one He proudly says I am a lungi activist These ideas show strong pride He wants the lungi to be seen loved and respected across the world He imagines romance inside a lungi He says it can hold a book of poems a drink and your beloved This image shows freedom warmth and beauty Kaiser Haq connects the lungi with identity and pride He shows its history culture and human warmth Through many names and places he proves the lungi is not small It is a sign of belonging strength and joy In the poem the lungi becomes a proud cultural flag for millions