“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, 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.