HISTORY
MODERN INDIA
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Question
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In 1921, Mahatma Gandhi resolved to wear only a loin cloth to propagate home spun cotton to signify
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the poverty of the Indian people
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the ruin of India’s handloom textiles
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his identification with the Indian people
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his resolve to wear tailored clothes only when India became independent
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In 1921, After having resolved to fully dedicate himself for the freedom of India, Gandhiji decided to wear only a loincloth to promote home spun cotton. His main aim or doing this was also to identify himself with the people of India.
Detailed explanation-2: -Khadi means handspun and handwoven cloth. In 1918 Mahatma Gandhi started his movement for Khadi as relief programme for the poor masses living in India’s villages. Spinning and weaving was elevated to an ideology for self-reliance and selfgovernment.
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