To everyone not wearing khaki half-pants, it is clear that the central message of Election 2004 was its economics.
He stroked down the filthy tatters of his shirt and half pants, staring at the grime ingrained through the palms of his hands for a long, wistful time.
One of the big debates for Delhi government was whether during the peak winter months, students should switch to pants or continue with the half pants in draughty, chilled classrooms.
There was my junior hostel-mate, a 16-something plump boy in half-pants and checked shirt, hardly handsome or pretty but very self-possessed and warm.