NCERT Important Quzestions Class 9 Social Science History Chapter 8
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Chapter 8 Clothing : A Social History
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Describe the contribution of Tagore family in the designing of national dress in Indian.
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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.