Why did Dalit converts in India adopt western style clothing?

It was comfortable

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It was cheaper

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It was a sign of equality and self respect

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It was fashionable

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The correct option is B It was a sign of equality and self respect
Western clothes were a sign of modernity and progress. Western-style clothing was also especially attractive to groups of dalit converts to Christianity who now found it liberating.

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