Question
In the year __________ Europeans were forbidden from wearing indian clothes at official functions.
1830
1834
1832
1836
Solution
A.
1830
In the year __________ Europeans were forbidden from wearing indian clothes at official functions.
1830
1834
1832
1836
A.
1830
Suggest reasons why women in nineteenth century India were obliged to continue wearing traditional Indian dress even when men switched over to the more convenient Western clothing. What does this show about the position of women in society?
Winston Churchill described Mahatma Gandhi as a ‘Seditious Middle Temple Lawyer’ now posing as a half naked fakir’. What provoked such a comment and what does it tell you about the symbolic strength of Mahatma Gandhiji’s dress?
Why did Mahatma Gandhi’s dream of clothing the nation in khadi appeal only to some sections of Indians?
What is a Takli?
What is Charkha?
What was a phenta?
Which wars transformed women’s clothing?
Which leader preached use of Khadi clothes for all Indians?
Which British Viceroy ordered the partition of Bengal?
Who invented the Gandhi topi?
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