The use of side slits in the straight cut Punjabi kurta can be traced to the 11th century C.E.Ghurye, Govind Sadashiv (1966) Indian Costume female kurtaka worn in parts of north India and was a short shirt, with sleeves extending from the shoulders, to the middle of the body, and had slashes on the left and the right sides.Yadava,Ganga Prasad (1982) Dhanapāla and His Times: A Socio-cultural Study Based Upon His Works This is the same as the modern straight cut kurta which has side slits and worn by women in Punjab.Sharma, Brij Narain (1966) Social life in Northern India, A.D. 600-1000
