Suggest reasons why women in nineteenth century India were obliged to continue wearing traditional Indian dress even when men switched over to the more convenient Western clothing. What does this show about the position of women in society?
It was the fact that women in the 19th century continued wearing Indian dress whereas men switched over to convenient western clothing. This happened only in the upper echelons of society. Some of the reasons for this are the following:
Explain the reason for changes in the clothing patterns and materials in the 18th century?
What were the Sumptuary laws in France?
Give any two examples of the ways in which European dress codes were different from Indian dress codes.
Winston Churchill described Mahatma Gandhi as a ‘Seditious Middle Temple Lawyer’ now posing as a half naked fakir’. What provoked such a comment and what does it tell you about the symbolic strength of Mahatma Gandhiji’s dress?