Question

Give any two examples of the ways in which European dress codes were different from Indian dress codes.

Answer 1

Two examples of the ways in which European dress codes were different from Indian dress codes:

• In Europe, dress codes were enacted on a socio-economic bias, while in India, these norms were along the lines of caste.
• While the lower classes in Europe were barred from wearing specific materials, the lower castes in India were barred from wearing particular clothes; for example, the Shanar women, who were disallowed from covering their upper bodies like the higher caste women.