Question

Answer the following in 5-6 sentences.
What was the economic significance of khadi in the process of National Movement?

Answer 1

The economic and cultural consequences of this event were disastrous. Due to sudden mechanization, the concept of wages and labour underwent a transformation and the dignity of the art of spinning and weaving of Khadi was lot.

The contemporary social fabric of the rural areas disrupted severally. During Swadeshi movement, people were asked to boycott British goods. After 1905, the movement spread to the whole of the country.

But, khadi was still not in vogue, and the handlooms worked with mill-spun yarn. Afterwards, in 1915, khadi came into its own. Gandhiji discovered in the spinning wheel, the panacea wheel, the panacea for India’s poverty and also the symbol of nation’s struggle for freedom. By 1921, khadi become a part of the national movement. In 1926, Gandhiji advocated khadi as the only true”Swadeshi”. He declared “Swadeshi” is the soul of “Swaraj”, Khadi is the essence of Swadeshi.