Question

why did Mahatma Gandhi lay emphasis on spinning yarn and weaving khadi?

Answer 1

Mahatma Gandhi suggested spinning yarn and weaving khadi because of the following reasons:

• He had found enormous strength in Non Co-operation movement;
• He suggested usage Swadeshi goods and boycott of foreign goods;
• He also believed that weaving and spinning would promote small scale industries in every home and on a larger scale , it would promote indigenous industries.