Indian Traditional Costume

The use of charkha and khadi were advocated by Gandhiji. He stressed the importance of small scale and cottage industries. In fact, due to his efforts, the face of the Indian National Movement turned from palaces to huts, from cities to villages where the real India resided.

According to Gandhi Khadi, a white & coarse cloth was a sign of purity, simplicity & poverty. Wearing it also became a symbol of nationalism, a rejection of western mill-made cloth.

The Shalwar Kameez is the most widely worn traditional clothing across both India and Pakistan.

While specific breeds like the Yak exist in these regions, the question asks for a type of wool common in Tibet and Ladakh; sheep wool is the general category that includes the hardy breeds found there.

The Ao Dai is the traditional, elegant long dress worn by Vietnamese women, consisting of a split tunic over long trousers. Non La is the traditional conical hat, Banh Mi is a sandwich, and Mua roi nuoc is water puppetry.

The Indian national flag is commonly referred to as the Tiranga, which means 'tricolour' in Hindi.

A dhoti is a traditional garment worn by men in India, which Gandhi adopted as a symbol of simplicity and solidarity with the poor.

Archaeological findings, such as spindle whorls and textile impressions, confirm that cotton cultivation and weaving were well-established in the Indus Valley Civilization.

Dacca (Dhaka) was world-renowned in the 18th century for its fine muslin, often referred to as mulmul, which was highly prized by European traders.

Jamdani is indeed a fine muslin textile that features intricate decorative motifs woven directly onto the loom during the weaving process.

Bandanna refers to any brightly colored and printed scarf for the neck or head, originally derived from the Hindi word 'bandhna' (to tie).

Indian textiles were renowned globally for both their high quality and the exquisite craftsmanship involved in their production.

Rabindranath Tagore suggested that elements of Hindu and the Muslim dresses should be combined to create the national dress.

The Swadeshi movement of 1905 encouraged the boycott of foreign goods, specifically British textiles, and promoted the use of home-spun khadi to support Indian industry.

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.