Multiple choice

Why did Gandhi burn British clothing?

  1. He found it constricting

  2. He was pushing his loincloth brand

  3. He was cold

  4. He felt it disrupted Indian culture
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Explanation

Gandhi organized the burning of foreign, British-made clothing to promote self-reliance (Swadeshi) and protest colonial economic exploitation. He believed that importing British textiles destroyed India's traditional cottage industries and disrupted local culture and economic independence. This act encouraged Indians to spin their own cloth (khadi) instead of relying on foreign imports.

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