 The use of the suthan in the Punjab region also called suthana in Punjabi is a survival of the ancient svasthana.Svasthana referred to a lower garment which can be described as a type of trousers.The svasthana was in use amongst the rulers in the Mauryan times(322–185 BCE), amongst the ruling classes in North India during the Kushan Empire between the 1st and 3rd centuries C.E, during the Gupta Empire between 4th and 6th centuries C.E.