(a) In India there were no sumptuary laws but the caste system laid down the rules for dress codes for different castes. No one could go against these norms or rules. For example, Shanars in Travancore were prohibited from using umbrellas and wearing shoes or golden ornaments. If some people tried tRead more
(a) In India there were no sumptuary laws but the caste system laid down the rules for dress codes for different castes. No one could go against these norms or rules. For example, Shanars in Travancore were prohibited from using umbrellas and wearing shoes or golden ornaments. If some people tried to go against these norms, they were opposed and such incidents led to violent social reactions.
(b) The caste system in India defined, what different castes – subordinate or dominant or upper or lower – should wear In case of the Shanars, and the Nairs in Travancore princely state, the former (Shanars) were a subordinate caste. They were a community of toddy tapers who worked under Nair landlords. They were prohibited from using umbrella etc. and were expected to follow the local custom of never covering their upper bodies before the upper castes.
However in 1820s, under the influence of Christian missions, the Shanar women began wearing tailored houses to cover the upper parts of the bodies like the Nairs. This was against the norms of dressing for the Shanars. Thus, they were attacked in public places and their clothes were torn all. Complaints were filed in the court against the Shanara who refused to render free labour for the upper castes.
The Government intervened and issued a proclamation in 1829 ordering Shanar women to abstain in future from covering the upper parts of the body. This proclamation was not obeyed by the Shanar Christian women and even Shanar Hindus and conflict went on.
In 1855, the slavery was abolished in Travancore. In October 1859, the Shanar women were again attacked and their clothes of upper parts of the body were stripped. Violent clashes took place. Thus, finally the government permitted Shanar women, whether Christian or Hindu to Wear jacket, or cover their upper bodies in any manner whatever, but not like the women of
The Swadeshi Movement was linked to the politics of clothing in the following ways: (i) Condition of India at the time of coming of the British: Indian textiles were in great demand all over the world. Indian goods accounted for one-fourth of the world's manufactured goods in the 17th century. ThereRead more
The Swadeshi Movement was linked to the politics of clothing in the following ways:
(i) Condition of India at the time of coming of the British: Indian textiles were in great demand all over the world. Indian goods accounted for one-fourth of the world’s manufactured goods in the 17th century. There were a million weavers in Bengal alone.
(ii) Industrial Revolution and its effects: The Industrial Revolution in England increased the demand for raw materials such as indigo and cotton. This changed the position in favour of England because Indian peasants were forced to grow crops such as indigo, and cheap British cloth easily replaced career Indian cloth. Unemployment increased and textile weaving centres at Murshidabad, Machilipatnam and Surat declined,
(iii) Lord Curzon and partition of Bengal: In 1906, when Land Curzon decided to partition Bengal to control the growing opposition to British rule, the people opposed it by Swadeshi Movement. Various activities such as boycotts of British goods, start of their own industries, mass protests were staged on by the people. They were encouraged to use khadi as a patriotic duty.
(iv) Conclusion : Thus the people were urged to change their dress. However, this appeal was followed by the upper castes and classes and not by the poor who could not afford to buy khadi. But despite its limitations, the experiment with Swadeshi gave Mahatma Gandhi important ideas about using cloth as a symbolic weapon against Britieh rule.
Mahatma Gandhin experiments with dress changed according to the changing attitude to dress in the subcontinent. Main stages in experiments were as given below: (a) As a boy As a member of u Gujarati Bania family, he usually wore a shirt with a dhoti or pyjama and sometimes a coat. (b) In London as aRead more
Mahatma Gandhin experiments with dress changed according to the changing attitude to dress in the subcontinent. Main stages in experiments were as given below:
(a) As a boy As a member of u Gujarati Bania family, he usually wore a shirt with a dhoti or pyjama and sometimes a coat.
(b) In London as a student: He cut off the tuft on his head and dressed in a Westerns suit so that no one might laugh at him.
(c) On his return to India: He ware Western suits topped with a turban.
(d)) as a lawyer in Johannesburg: He wore Western clothes
(e) In 23 n Durban: He used lungi kurta with his head shaved, as a sign of morning to rest against the shooting Indian coal miners
(f) In 1915 en India : He dressed like a Kathiawadi peasant
Why did the changes in clothing styles lead to violent social reactions in India? Describe the caste conflict between Shanar caste and Nairs.
(a) In India there were no sumptuary laws but the caste system laid down the rules for dress codes for different castes. No one could go against these norms or rules. For example, Shanars in Travancore were prohibited from using umbrellas and wearing shoes or golden ornaments. If some people tried tRead more
(a) In India there were no sumptuary laws but the caste system laid down the rules for dress codes for different castes. No one could go against these norms or rules. For example, Shanars in Travancore were prohibited from using umbrellas and wearing shoes or golden ornaments. If some people tried to go against these norms, they were opposed and such incidents led to violent social reactions.
See less(b) The caste system in India defined, what different castes – subordinate or dominant or upper or lower – should wear In case of the Shanars, and the Nairs in Travancore princely state, the former (Shanars) were a subordinate caste. They were a community of toddy tapers who worked under Nair landlords. They were prohibited from using umbrella etc. and were expected to follow the local custom of never covering their upper bodies before the upper castes.
However in 1820s, under the influence of Christian missions, the Shanar women began wearing tailored houses to cover the upper parts of the bodies like the Nairs. This was against the norms of dressing for the Shanars. Thus, they were attacked in public places and their clothes were torn all. Complaints were filed in the court against the Shanara who refused to render free labour for the upper castes.
The Government intervened and issued a proclamation in 1829 ordering Shanar women to abstain in future from covering the upper parts of the body. This proclamation was not obeyed by the Shanar Christian women and even Shanar Hindus and conflict went on.
In 1855, the slavery was abolished in Travancore. In October 1859, the Shanar women were again attacked and their clothes of upper parts of the body were stripped. Violent clashes took place. Thus, finally the government permitted Shanar women, whether Christian or Hindu to Wear jacket, or cover their upper bodies in any manner whatever, but not like the women of
Describe in brief the way the Swadeshi Movement was linked to the politics of clothing.
The Swadeshi Movement was linked to the politics of clothing in the following ways: (i) Condition of India at the time of coming of the British: Indian textiles were in great demand all over the world. Indian goods accounted for one-fourth of the world's manufactured goods in the 17th century. ThereRead more
The Swadeshi Movement was linked to the politics of clothing in the following ways:
See less(i) Condition of India at the time of coming of the British: Indian textiles were in great demand all over the world. Indian goods accounted for one-fourth of the world’s manufactured goods in the 17th century. There were a million weavers in Bengal alone.
(ii) Industrial Revolution and its effects: The Industrial Revolution in England increased the demand for raw materials such as indigo and cotton. This changed the position in favour of England because Indian peasants were forced to grow crops such as indigo, and cheap British cloth easily replaced career Indian cloth. Unemployment increased and textile weaving centres at Murshidabad, Machilipatnam and Surat declined,
(iii) Lord Curzon and partition of Bengal: In 1906, when Land Curzon decided to partition Bengal to control the growing opposition to British rule, the people opposed it by Swadeshi Movement. Various activities such as boycotts of British goods, start of their own industries, mass protests were staged on by the people. They were encouraged to use khadi as a patriotic duty.
(iv) Conclusion : Thus the people were urged to change their dress. However, this appeal was followed by the upper castes and classes and not by the poor who could not afford to buy khadi. But despite its limitations, the experiment with Swadeshi gave Mahatma Gandhi important ideas about using cloth as a symbolic weapon against Britieh rule.
Describe in brief Mahatma Gandhi’s experiments with clothing.
Mahatma Gandhin experiments with dress changed according to the changing attitude to dress in the subcontinent. Main stages in experiments were as given below: (a) As a boy As a member of u Gujarati Bania family, he usually wore a shirt with a dhoti or pyjama and sometimes a coat. (b) In London as aRead more
Mahatma Gandhin experiments with dress changed according to the changing attitude to dress in the subcontinent. Main stages in experiments were as given below:
See less(a) As a boy As a member of u Gujarati Bania family, he usually wore a shirt with a dhoti or pyjama and sometimes a coat.
(b) In London as a student: He cut off the tuft on his head and dressed in a Westerns suit so that no one might laugh at him.
(c) On his return to India: He ware Western suits topped with a turban.
(d)) as a lawyer in Johannesburg: He wore Western clothes
(e) In 23 n Durban: He used lungi kurta with his head shaved, as a sign of morning to rest against the shooting Indian coal miners
(f) In 1915 en India : He dressed like a Kathiawadi peasant
Which of the following is an example of public sector service?
(d) Railways
(d) Railways
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(b) government.
(b) government.
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