Question

Why did Mahatma Gandhi adopt loincloth and a khaddar as his dress?

• A. It was easy to wear
• B. It was not easy to practice
• C. He believed that poor Indians could not afford more than this dress
• D. It was a political statement of self-respect

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

He believed that poor Indians could not afford more than this dress

The most familiar image of Mahatma Gandhi is of him seated, bare chested & in a short dhoti, near a spinning wheel. He made spinning on the Charkha & the daily use of Khadi as very powerful symbols. These were symbols of not only self-reliance but also of resistance to the use of British mill-made cloth.