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A medium to promote the use of the Komanam or Kaupinam (South India - tear and wear,self fit, girdling the loins or crotch), the Langot (North India - unstitched,self fit, wrapped around thighs and loins) or indeed any form of Loincloth. To disseminate the ease, safety, comfort and health benefits of traditional and practical inner wear. To disseminate tips on the "How to" of self fitted inner wear. To exchange views, personal experiences. Explore, Enjoy. And switch to the Komanam !

Sunday, August 10, 2008

The British Thong Society

A Long Established Group in the UK









It was by pure chance that I recently came to know of this society in England. It was established in 1912 to promote the health benefits of the Thong. Thong is just another English word for Komanam or Kaupinam. The Society has a blog at : http://britishthongsociety.blogspot.com/ and was founded by Sir Henry Peel a famous explorer. Its members included George Bernard Shaw, Captain Scott the antarctic explorer and H.G.Wells. All very famous personalities, noted for their intelligence and scholarship or achievements. And they all shared a preference for the Thong, which is great to know.







It seems the Society has a good base even at present. But I wish it had posted in the blog some details on the health benefits of the article. It would have been interesting to know what the members of this British group think the benefits are. But the full blog and archives are open only to members. Membership is available by emailing : britishthongsociety@yahoo.co.uk .





The Thong Journal





The journal is a bumper edition this year, with seventeen articles and dozens of reviews of the latest in thongs. We also have a special interview with TV actor David Jason on why he became a late convert to the thong. It also has the usual competitions, prize drawers, and reports of thong-related events across the country.For non-members, the Journal is priced £8.00 and can be purchased by writing to the Society at the above address.





A Committed Group







This society seems to be different from the Loincloth groups on internet because it is seriously devoted to the promotion of the Thong as sensible underwear. No explicit mention of sexual arousal and so on, I mean. Certainly thongs or Komanam are good for healthy sex but the Thong is more than that - it is sensible and practical, comfortable innerwear as the Society thinks (and this blog is in full agreement). Which is why the Society's membership can be recommended to readers. That the Society is serious about the thong is clear from the following press release :







Tuesday, January 9, 2007

Press Release

Recent promotion of novelty thongs in the UK has been drawn to the attention of the British Thong Society. It is clear that the display of this kind of underwear can be detrimental to the long term goals of our society. Although the Society works hard to educate the country as to the healthy benefits to be had by wearing thongs, it is clear that much work has yet to be done to bring thong wearing into the mainstream of British society.Accordingly, the executive committee of the British Thong Society is today issuing a press release. in relation to the manufacture of comedy thongs.It reads:
Members of the British Thong Society would like to make it clear that we condone the wearing of comedy thongs. It is the long held view of the Society that publicity relating to thongs in the shape of chickens, snakes, and hairy lemmings, does not accurately represent the views of sensible thong wears in the UK.Furthermore. In our fight to get the thong recognised as a sensible underwear, we do not think it right to promote, sell, or manufacture items of clothing that do not further that aim. We would like out membership to boycott these novelty thongs and to encourage their friends and family to do likewise. Thongs have been long known to have many medical benefits and reducing them to the things of cheap and vulgar jokes does nothing but mock wearers everywhere.





Giggleberry Thong style Underwear






From the Thong society blog I found this site - http://www.giggleberries.co.uk/index.asp





Some types of Thong or Komanam like underwear. The Olaf Benz Pahantom tanga looks like a good Komanam. But it is lycra and synthetics like that. Those interested may give it a try. For me the good old Komanam is fine. It is tear and wear, soft and strong and self fitted. Nothing can match it.

Please visit the Society's site. I think it is a good idea to try the membership. Their choice of logo is also good.




3 comments:

Sundar :) said...

Nice posts sir...

Just read your blog and wanted to congratulate the efforts.

Throwing the light on komanam and such loin cloths.

Have always had a doubt comparing thong with komanam this cleared it.

Pls keep posting.

Anonymous said...

It is nice reading this post and at the same time feeling very bad that we don't give any importance to the ancient costume which is of with real health benefits to the wearer. Having discoverd by our ancestors to the genarations even this also we have to learn from the british means...
Better late than never,those interested will enjoy the benefits
out of it.
Many thanks for the efforts.

Lucifer Smith said...

cotton thong with lace

About Me

I, and a few like minded people, have started this blog to promote the use of the Komanam or any form of Loincloth as well as the habitual wearing by women of the Madisar sari or any other Nine-yard sari such as Nauvari, Kashta or other forms of Kaccha saris. It is the practicality, comfort, safety and health benefits of such traditional form of outer and inner wear that we wish to publicise and promote. In addition there is the wish to do what we could to see that these forms of traditional and sensible inner and outer wear are not lost to future generations or compromised at the altar of fashion. The question is, if G-string bikinis are fashionable and acceptable, even in public, why is a dignified form of inner wear like the Komanam fading away? And why not the Madisar or Nine yard sari for women? We hope you will visit regularly and reflect on the posts. And that you will post comments and suggestions as well as share your experiences. Please ask questions and feel free to criticise constructively. We will always take your views in to account. And we would hope that we can encourage many of you to convert to the Komanam or the Madisar.