9th Class Social Science Clothing: A Social History Question Bank 9th CBSE Social Science Clothing: A Social History

  • question_answer
      In what ways did the Indians react to the Western style of clothing?

    Answer:

                      (i) Many Indian men started wearing Western style of clothes. The wealthy Parsis were the first to adopt Western style of clothing. Baggy trousers and hat were added to long collarless coats with boots and a stick to walk with. (ii) There were others who felt that western style clothes would lead to loss of cultural identity. (iii) Some men resolved to wear Western clothes without giving up their Indian ones. Many of them wore Western style clothing for working outside and changed to more comfortable Indian clothes at home.


You need to login to perform this action.
You will be redirected in 3 sec spinner