The Tagore family of Bengal experimented, beginning in the 1870, with designs for a national dress for both men and women in India Their contribution was given below: (i) Rabindranath Tagore suggested that instead of combining Indian and European dress. India's national dress should combine elementsRead more
The Tagore family of Bengal experimented, beginning in the 1870, with designs for a national dress for both men and women in India Their contribution was given below:
(i) Rabindranath Tagore suggested that instead of combining Indian and European dress. India’s national dress should combine elements of Hindu and Muslim dress. Thus, the chapkan ( a long buttoned coast) was considered most suitable dress for men.
(ii) In the late 1870s, Jnanadanandini Devi, wife Satyendranath Tagore, the firstIndian member of lies in the Parsi style of wearing the sari pinned to the left shoulder with a brooch, and worn with a base and shoes. This was quickly adopted by Brahmo Samaji woman and came to be known as the Brahmika in. This style gained acceptance before lung among Maharashtrian and Uttar Pradesh Brahms as well as non-Brahmas.
He made spinning on the Charkha and the daily use of khadi, or Coarse cloth made from homespun yam, very powerful symbols. These were not only symbols of self reliance but go of resistance to the use of British mill-made cloth. He consciously rejected the well known clothes of the Indian ascetic andRead more
He made spinning on the Charkha and the daily use of khadi, or Coarse cloth made from homespun yam, very powerful symbols. These were not only symbols of self reliance but go of resistance to the use of British mill-made cloth.
He consciously rejected the well known clothes of the Indian ascetic and adopted the dress of the poorest Indian. Khndi, white or coarse, was to him a sign of purity, simplicity and of poverty. Weaning it became a symbol of nationalism.
They reacted in different ways as given below: (i) Many incorporated some elements of Western-style such as wealthy Parsis. They started using baggy trousers and the phenta or hat with long collarless coats, with boots and a walking stick to complete the look of the gentleman (ii) For some of them,Read more
They reacted in different ways as given below:
(i) Many incorporated some elements of Western-style such as wealthy Parsis. They
started using baggy trousers and the phenta or hat with long collarless coats, with boots and a walking stick to complete the look of the gentleman
(ii) For some of them, western clothes were a sign of modernity and progress. The use of western style clothes was taken as a sign of world warning upside down.
(iii) Some considered it as a loss of traditional cultural identity.
(iv) Some adopted Western clothes without giving up their Indian ones by wearing Western-style clothes for work outside the home and changed into more comfortable Indian clothes at home. This practice is still observed by some men. Still some attempted to combine western and Indian forms of dressing.
(a) The ideals of womanhood in Victorian England were as given below: (i) Women could bear pain and suffering (ii) They should be docile, dutiful, submissive and obedient, delicate, frivolous and attractive. (b) Norms of clothing of women played an important part in achieving these ideals as mentionRead more
(a) The ideals of womanhood in Victorian England were as given below:
(i) Women could bear pain and suffering
(ii) They should be docile, dutiful, submissive and obedient, delicate, frivolous and attractive.
(b) Norms of clothing of women played an important part in achieving these ideals as mentioned below:
(i) From childhood, girls were tightly laced up and dressed in stays. The effort was to restrict the growth of their bodies, contain them within small moulds.
(ii) When slightly older, girls had to wear tight fitting corsets.
(iii) Tightly laced small-waisted women were admired as attractive, elegant and graceful. Clothing, thus played a part in creating the image of frail, submissive Victorian woman.
As the suffrage movement developed, many women began campaigning for dress reform: (i) Women's magazines described how tight dresses and corsets caused deformities and illness among young girls. (ii) Such clothing restricted body growth and hampered blood circulation. (iii) Muscles remained underdevRead more
As the suffrage movement developed, many women began campaigning for dress reform:
(i) Women’s magazines described how tight dresses and corsets caused deformities and illness among young girls.
(ii) Such clothing restricted body growth and hampered blood circulation.
(iii) Muscles remained underdeveloped and the spines got bent.
(iv) Doctors reported that many women were regularly complaining of acute weakness, felt Ianguid, and fainted frequently. Corsets then became necessary to hold up the weakened spine.
(v) Many government officials were alarmed at the health implications of the prevailing dress amongst women. They stated that the effect of a light cord round the neck and tight lacing differ only in degrees. For the strangulations are both fatal. To wear tight stays in many CASES was to wither, to waste, to die.
Describe the contribution of Tagore family in the designing of national dress in Indian.
The Tagore family of Bengal experimented, beginning in the 1870, with designs for a national dress for both men and women in India Their contribution was given below: (i) Rabindranath Tagore suggested that instead of combining Indian and European dress. India's national dress should combine elementsRead more
The Tagore family of Bengal experimented, beginning in the 1870, with designs for a national dress for both men and women in India Their contribution was given below:
See less(i) Rabindranath Tagore suggested that instead of combining Indian and European dress. India’s national dress should combine elements of Hindu and Muslim dress. Thus, the chapkan ( a long buttoned coast) was considered most suitable dress for men.
(ii) In the late 1870s, Jnanadanandini Devi, wife Satyendranath Tagore, the firstIndian member of lies in the Parsi style of wearing the sari pinned to the left shoulder with a brooch, and worn with a base and shoes. This was quickly adopted by Brahmo Samaji woman and came to be known as the Brahmika in. This style gained acceptance before lung among Maharashtrian and Uttar Pradesh Brahms as well as non-Brahmas.
Which symbols were used by Gandhiji in freedom struggle against British in India?
He made spinning on the Charkha and the daily use of khadi, or Coarse cloth made from homespun yam, very powerful symbols. These were not only symbols of self reliance but go of resistance to the use of British mill-made cloth. He consciously rejected the well known clothes of the Indian ascetic andRead more
He made spinning on the Charkha and the daily use of khadi, or Coarse cloth made from homespun yam, very powerful symbols. These were not only symbols of self reliance but go of resistance to the use of British mill-made cloth.
See lessHe consciously rejected the well known clothes of the Indian ascetic and adopted the dress of the poorest Indian. Khndi, white or coarse, was to him a sign of purity, simplicity and of poverty. Weaning it became a symbol of nationalism.
“The introduction of western style clothing in the 19th century in India met with severe reactions in different ways.” Support the statement with suitable Arguments.
They reacted in different ways as given below: (i) Many incorporated some elements of Western-style such as wealthy Parsis. They started using baggy trousers and the phenta or hat with long collarless coats, with boots and a walking stick to complete the look of the gentleman (ii) For some of them,Read more
They reacted in different ways as given below:
See less(i) Many incorporated some elements of Western-style such as wealthy Parsis. They
started using baggy trousers and the phenta or hat with long collarless coats, with boots and a walking stick to complete the look of the gentleman
(ii) For some of them, western clothes were a sign of modernity and progress. The use of western style clothes was taken as a sign of world warning upside down.
(iii) Some considered it as a loss of traditional cultural identity.
(iv) Some adopted Western clothes without giving up their Indian ones by wearing Western-style clothes for work outside the home and changed into more comfortable Indian clothes at home. This practice is still observed by some men. Still some attempted to combine western and Indian forms of dressing.
What were the ideals of womanhood in Victorian England? How clothing played a part in achieving these ideals?
(a) The ideals of womanhood in Victorian England were as given below: (i) Women could bear pain and suffering (ii) They should be docile, dutiful, submissive and obedient, delicate, frivolous and attractive. (b) Norms of clothing of women played an important part in achieving these ideals as mentionRead more
(a) The ideals of womanhood in Victorian England were as given below:
See less(i) Women could bear pain and suffering
(ii) They should be docile, dutiful, submissive and obedient, delicate, frivolous and attractive.
(b) Norms of clothing of women played an important part in achieving these ideals as mentioned below:
(i) From childhood, girls were tightly laced up and dressed in stays. The effort was to restrict the growth of their bodies, contain them within small moulds.
(ii) When slightly older, girls had to wear tight fitting corsets.
(iii) Tightly laced small-waisted women were admired as attractive, elegant and graceful. Clothing, thus played a part in creating the image of frail, submissive Victorian woman.
Why did some women and government officials in England oppose the ideals of womanhood and campaigned for dress reforms?
As the suffrage movement developed, many women began campaigning for dress reform: (i) Women's magazines described how tight dresses and corsets caused deformities and illness among young girls. (ii) Such clothing restricted body growth and hampered blood circulation. (iii) Muscles remained underdevRead more
As the suffrage movement developed, many women began campaigning for dress reform:
See less(i) Women’s magazines described how tight dresses and corsets caused deformities and illness among young girls.
(ii) Such clothing restricted body growth and hampered blood circulation.
(iii) Muscles remained underdeveloped and the spines got bent.
(iv) Doctors reported that many women were regularly complaining of acute weakness, felt Ianguid, and fainted frequently. Corsets then became necessary to hold up the weakened spine.
(v) Many government officials were alarmed at the health implications of the prevailing dress amongst women. They stated that the effect of a light cord round the neck and tight lacing differ only in degrees. For the strangulations are both fatal. To wear tight stays in many CASES was to wither, to waste, to die.