Question

ŠO Who wanted the Indian people to make
their own cloth? Why?​

Answer 1

Mahatma Gandhi wanted Khadi to be the national cloth. He believed that if Khadi was used by every Indian, it would go a long way in bridging the gulf between the rich and the poor. However his idea of scant clothes did not make much sense to most people who could afford better.

Mahatma Gandhi wanted Khadi to be the national cloth. He believed that if Khadi was used by every Indian, it would go a long way in bridging the gulf between the rich and the poor. However his idea of scant clothes did not make much sense to most people who could afford better.Mahatma Gandhi’s idea of Khadi and Indian dresses also did not appeal to the Dalits and the Christian converts who found Western style dresses as giving them a sense of liberation from age old prejudices. Khadi was costly and even difficult to maintain. That was also one reason why the idea did not pick up. The Muslims too did not accept Khadi. They felt more comfortable in the green robes.