1. (i) Manockjee Cowasjee Entee, an assessor in Surat Fouzdaree Adalat, refused to take off his shoes in the court of the Sessions. Judge. (ii) The Judge insisted that he take off his shoes as that was the Indian way of showing respect to superiors. But Manockjee remained adamant. (iii) His entry was bRead more

    (i) Manockjee Cowasjee Entee, an assessor in Surat Fouzdaree Adalat, refused to take off his shoes in the court of the Sessions. Judge.
    (ii) The Judge insisted that he take off his shoes as that was the Indian way
    of showing respect to superiors. But Manockjee remained adamant.
    (iii) His entry was barred into the courtroom and he sent a letter of protest to the governor of Bombay.

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  2. (i) The most familiar image of Mahatma Gandhi is of him seated bare chested and in a short dhoti, by the spinning wheel. (ii) He made spinning on the charkha and the daily use of khadi or coarse cloth made from homespun yarn, very powerful symbols. (iii) They were not only symbols of self-reliance bRead more

    (i) The most familiar image of Mahatma Gandhi is of him seated bare chested and in a short dhoti, by the spinning wheel.
    (ii) He made spinning on the charkha and the daily use of khadi or coarse cloth made from homespun yarn, very powerful symbols.
    (iii) They were not only symbols of self-reliance but also of resistance towards the use of British
    mill-made cloth.

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  3. (i) In the late 1870s, Jnanadanandini Devi, wife of Saryendranath Tagore, the first Indian member of the ICS returned from Bombay to Calcutta. (ii) She adopted the Parsi style of wearing the sari pinned to the left shoulder with a brooch and worn with a blouse and shoes. (iii) This was quickly adoptRead more

    (i) In the late 1870s, Jnanadanandini Devi, wife of Saryendranath Tagore, the first Indian member of the ICS returned from Bombay to Calcutta.
    (ii) She adopted the Parsi style of wearing the sari pinned to the left shoulder with a brooch and worn with a blouse and shoes.
    (iii) This was quickly adopted by the Brahmo Samaji women and came to be known as the Brahmika sari.

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  4. (i) The Tagore family of Bengal experimented with designs for a national dress, for both men and women in India. (ii) Rabindranath Tagore suggested that instead of combining Indian and European dress, India's national dress should combine elements of Hindu and Muslim dress. (iii) Thus, the chapkn (aRead more

    (i) The Tagore family of Bengal experimented with designs for a national dress, for both men and women in India.
    (ii) Rabindranath Tagore suggested that instead of combining Indian and European dress, India’s national dress should combine elements of Hindu and Muslim dress.
    (iii) Thus, the chapkn (a long buttoned coat) was considered the most suitable dress for men.

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  5. (i) There was the problem of dirt and filth. Shoes collected the dirt from the road. this dirt could not be allowed into spaces that were clean, particularly when people in Indian homes sat on the ground. (ii) Leather shoes and the filth that stuck under it were seen as polluting. But public buildinRead more

    (i) There was the problem of dirt and filth. Shoes collected the dirt from the road. this dirt could not be allowed into spaces that were clean, particularly when people in Indian homes sat on the ground.
    (ii) Leather shoes and the filth that stuck under it were seen as polluting. But public buildings like the courtroom were different from home.

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