Wearing a kilt but not being Scottish

[macwilkin]

There were----and are---quite a few south Asians who wore and wear kilts, those in the British army in the Indian Subcontinent, as well, I believe, some Indian and/or Pakistani regiments who still wear them on ocassion.

To my knowledege, none of the regiments of the Indian and Pakistani army wear kilts -- both maintain pipers, and have adopted tartan, such as the 3rd Battalion of the Sikh Regiment, which wears the Rattray tartan, and the Gurkhas, who have adopted the Douglas tartan.

And, again, to my knowledge, there were no "Highland" regiments in the Indian Army before Independence in 1947. There were Highland Regiments of the British Army stationed in India, of course.

Regards,

Todd