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

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      How was the Brahmika sari designed?

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                      (i) In the late 1870s, Jnanadanandini Devi, wife of Satyendranath Tagore, the first Indian member of the ICS returned from Bombay to Calcutta. (ii) She adopted the Parsi style of wearing the sari pinned to the left shoulder with a brooch and worn with a blouse and shoes. (iii) This was quickly adopted by the Brahmo Samaji women and came to be known as the Brahmika sari.


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