(i) Nationalists such as Motilal Nehru, a successful barrister from Allahabad gave up his expensive Western-style suits and adopted the lndian dhoti and kurta. (ii) There were nationalists like B.R. Ambedkar who never gave up the Western-style suit. Many Dalits also wore three-piece suits, shoes andRead more
(i) Nationalists such as Motilal Nehru, a successful barrister from Allahabad gave up his expensive Western-style suits and adopted the lndian dhoti and kurta.
(ii) There were nationalists like B.R. Ambedkar who never gave up the Western-style suit. Many Dalits also wore three-piece suits, shoes and socks on all public occasions.
(iii) A woman wrote to Gandhiji from Maharashtra that she was too poor to buy khadi, so she wore a nine-yard long sari.
(iv) Other women like Sarojini Naidu and Kamala Nehru, wore coloured
saris with designs, instead of coarse, white homespun khadi.
(i) As a boy from a Gujarati bania family, he usually wore a shirt with a dhoti or pyjama and sometimes a coat. (ii) When he went to London to study law as a boy of 19 in 1888, he cut off the tuft on his head and dressed in a Western suit so that he would not be laughed at. (iii) On his return he coRead more
(i) As a boy from a Gujarati bania family, he usually wore a shirt with a dhoti or pyjama and sometimes a coat.
(ii) When he went to London to study law as a boy of 19 in 1888, he cut off the tuft on his head and dressed in a Western suit so that he would not be laughed at.
(iii) On his return he continued to wear Western suits, topped with a turban.
(iv) As a lawyer in Johannesburg, South Africa in the 1890s, he still wore Western clothes.
(v) In Durban in 1913, Gandhiji first appeared in a lungi and Kurta with his head shaved as a sign of mourning to protest against the shooting of Indian coal miners.
(vi) On his return to India, he decided to dress like a Kathiawadi peasant.
(vii) In 1921, lie adopted the short dhoti., the form of dress he wore until his death.
(i) In 1905, Lord Curzon decided to divide Bengal to control the growing opposition to British rule. (ii) The Swadeshi movement developed and people were made to boycott British goods of all kinds and start their own industries for the manufacture of goods such as matchboxes and cigarettes' (iii) MaRead more
(i) In 1905, Lord Curzon decided to divide Bengal to control the growing opposition to British rule.
(ii) The Swadeshi movement developed and people were made to boycott British goods of all kinds and start their own industries for the manufacture of goods such as matchboxes and cigarettes’
(iii) Mass protests followed with people vowing to cleanse themselves of colonial rule.
(iv) The use of khadi was made a patriotic duty.
(v) Women were urged to throw, away their silk clothes and glass bangles and wear simple shell bangies.
(i) At the beginning of the 19th century, it was customary for- the British officials to follow Indian etiquettes and remove their shoes in the courts of ruling kings. (ii) Some British officials also wore Indian clothes. (iii) In 1830, Europeans were forbidden from wearing Indian clothes at officiaRead more
(i) At the beginning of the 19th century, it was customary for- the British officials to follow Indian etiquettes and remove their shoes in the courts of ruling kings.
(ii) Some British officials also wore Indian clothes.
(iii) In 1830, Europeans were forbidden from wearing Indian clothes at official functions, so that the whites looked different as masters.
(iv) Governor-General Amherst insisted that Indians take their shoes off as a sign of respect when they appeared before him, but this was n6t strictly followed.
(v) Lord Dalhousie, later on made ‘shoe-respect, strict and Indials were made to take off their shoes when entering any government institution; only those who wore European clothes were exernpted from this rule.
(i) Shanar women started wearing tailored blouses and clothes to cover themselves like the upper caste. (ii) Soon Nairs, one of the upper castes of the region, attacked these woman in public places and tore off their upper clothes. (iii) Complaints were also filed in court against this dress change,Read more
(i) Shanar women started wearing tailored blouses and clothes to cover themselves like the upper caste.
(ii) Soon Nairs, one of the upper castes of the region, attacked these woman in public places and tore off their upper clothes.
(iii) Complaints were also filed in court against this dress change, since it was a dress style of’ upper caste women.
(iv) The goverment of Travancore issued a proclamation in 1829 ordering Shanar. women not to cover the upper parts of the body.
But this did not prevent the Shanar Christian women, and even the Shana. Hindus from adopting the blouse and the upper cloth.
How did various people react to Mahatma Gandhi’s call to wear khadi?
(i) Nationalists such as Motilal Nehru, a successful barrister from Allahabad gave up his expensive Western-style suits and adopted the lndian dhoti and kurta. (ii) There were nationalists like B.R. Ambedkar who never gave up the Western-style suit. Many Dalits also wore three-piece suits, shoes andRead more
(i) Nationalists such as Motilal Nehru, a successful barrister from Allahabad gave up his expensive Western-style suits and adopted the lndian dhoti and kurta.
See less(ii) There were nationalists like B.R. Ambedkar who never gave up the Western-style suit. Many Dalits also wore three-piece suits, shoes and socks on all public occasions.
(iii) A woman wrote to Gandhiji from Maharashtra that she was too poor to buy khadi, so she wore a nine-yard long sari.
(iv) Other women like Sarojini Naidu and Kamala Nehru, wore coloured
saris with designs, instead of coarse, white homespun khadi.
How did Mahatma Gandhi change his attire with change in his status?
(i) As a boy from a Gujarati bania family, he usually wore a shirt with a dhoti or pyjama and sometimes a coat. (ii) When he went to London to study law as a boy of 19 in 1888, he cut off the tuft on his head and dressed in a Western suit so that he would not be laughed at. (iii) On his return he coRead more
(i) As a boy from a Gujarati bania family, he usually wore a shirt with a dhoti or pyjama and sometimes a coat.
See less(ii) When he went to London to study law as a boy of 19 in 1888, he cut off the tuft on his head and dressed in a Western suit so that he would not be laughed at.
(iii) On his return he continued to wear Western suits, topped with a turban.
(iv) As a lawyer in Johannesburg, South Africa in the 1890s, he still wore Western clothes.
(v) In Durban in 1913, Gandhiji first appeared in a lungi and Kurta with his head shaved as a sign of mourning to protest against the shooting of Indian coal miners.
(vi) On his return to India, he decided to dress like a Kathiawadi peasant.
(vii) In 1921, lie adopted the short dhoti., the form of dress he wore until his death.
why did the Indians boycott mill-made cloth and adopt khadi?
(i) In 1905, Lord Curzon decided to divide Bengal to control the growing opposition to British rule. (ii) The Swadeshi movement developed and people were made to boycott British goods of all kinds and start their own industries for the manufacture of goods such as matchboxes and cigarettes' (iii) MaRead more
(i) In 1905, Lord Curzon decided to divide Bengal to control the growing opposition to British rule.
See less(ii) The Swadeshi movement developed and people were made to boycott British goods of all kinds and start their own industries for the manufacture of goods such as matchboxes and cigarettes’
(iii) Mass protests followed with people vowing to cleanse themselves of colonial rule.
(iv) The use of khadi was made a patriotic duty.
(v) Women were urged to throw, away their silk clothes and glass bangles and wear simple shell bangies.
What was the conflict related to the wearing of shoes between Indians and the British officials?
(i) At the beginning of the 19th century, it was customary for- the British officials to follow Indian etiquettes and remove their shoes in the courts of ruling kings. (ii) Some British officials also wore Indian clothes. (iii) In 1830, Europeans were forbidden from wearing Indian clothes at officiaRead more
(i) At the beginning of the 19th century, it was customary for- the British officials to follow Indian etiquettes and remove their shoes in the courts of ruling kings.
See less(ii) Some British officials also wore Indian clothes.
(iii) In 1830, Europeans were forbidden from wearing Indian clothes at official functions, so that the whites looked different as masters.
(iv) Governor-General Amherst insisted that Indians take their shoes off as a sign of respect when they appeared before him, but this was n6t strictly followed.
(v) Lord Dalhousie, later on made ‘shoe-respect, strict and Indials were made to take off their shoes when entering any government institution; only those who wore European clothes were exernpted from this rule.
why were objections raised on Shanar women’s tailored blouses?
(i) Shanar women started wearing tailored blouses and clothes to cover themselves like the upper caste. (ii) Soon Nairs, one of the upper castes of the region, attacked these woman in public places and tore off their upper clothes. (iii) Complaints were also filed in court against this dress change,Read more
(i) Shanar women started wearing tailored blouses and clothes to cover themselves like the upper caste.
See less(ii) Soon Nairs, one of the upper castes of the region, attacked these woman in public places and tore off their upper clothes.
(iii) Complaints were also filed in court against this dress change, since it was a dress style of’ upper caste women.
(iv) The goverment of Travancore issued a proclamation in 1829 ordering Shanar. women not to cover the upper parts of the body.
But this did not prevent the Shanar Christian women, and even the Shana. Hindus from adopting the blouse and the upper cloth.