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Harshpaul

Harshpaul — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000

I don’t doubt the textile revolution brought in by the Mahatma, but calling him the ’first and real designer’ would be dishonoring all those who came before him.

Indian textiles and designs have been famous throughout history. History may not remember the names of those designers, but that doesn’t make them less.

Desh

Desh — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000

No doubt, Mahatma Gandhi urged Indians to throw out their British colonial rulers with two weapons — non-violence and hand spun cloth. But this inclusion of Khadi doesn’t qualify him to be a fashion designer; he is above all such classifications.

Nishant

Nishant — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Hmm, nice way of thinking about things. I am no expert when it comes to fashion related stuff but all I cam in to say is that this article is lot better than your previous attempts. Keep it up man :)

Vikas

Vikas — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000

ya i totally agree with you nishant ,but sorry i clicked the negative star by mistake....sorry for that man .

Nishant

Nishant — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000

LOL, no problems buddy :)

Madhuri Katti

Madhuri Katti — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000

That is a new perspective on Mahatma Gandhi. What is amazing is he continues to intrigue people and manages to even become a brand name(Gandhigiri) in the modern world. But unfortunately we don’t realise his philosophy behind the Khadi movement. His minimalist approach is so out of context in consumer-driven fashion conscious world.

Yet can’t deny Khadi is a style statement today.

Nishant

Nishant — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Well his Khadi movement was about being self sufficient and providing jobs to Indian people.

It’s funny that scenario has changed now, all brands of clothes get their clothes made in India, no matter if it’s khadi or not. So today, supporting Khadi is as essential as supporting Jeans etc :P

YAMIN

YAMIN — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Good creative thinking !

Leena

Leena — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000

The textile revolution brought in by the Mahatma is more about introducing the concept of self dependency in the people of his country rather than about fashion designing and textile designing.

I would like to draw attention to the line “By advertised Khadi…” from the article. Is using the word advertising justified for so noble a cause?

Nishant

Nishant — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Umm...well yea it kinda is ok. I mean, advertising is about spreading the message to the masses and that’s what he did.

But I must add that his move to ”advertise Khadi” was in favor of others and wasnt a way of making money. It should be compared to those ads of today trhat say ”issued in public interest” :P

Gaurav Singh

Gaurav Singh — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000

What apparently many other freedom fighters did was probably much more intensive than what Mahatma Gandhi did. But analysing in true sense we find that what he actually did was done by none other - He united and infused a spirit of self confidence and self dependence. The introduction of Khadi was a way to this objective.

Khadi - the idea in itself indicates the the brain of a brilliant textile designer. But to say if he was real or first is a matter of debate. Historically speaking India faced slavery for around 400 years and this is more than sufficient period for any civilization to lose its very concept. The comman man dress of people at that time was lungi(for men) and saari for women which seen in depth in basically a long piece of plain cloth without much engineering. Who invented the other classical Indian traditional dresses is really a question no one can answer as they have been there since time immemorial.

So What Khadi did was exactly similar - something invented using traditional knowledge for the aim of self dependence and never before was such a work done under a single united banner.

Hence describing him as a first real textile designer is absolutely correct but simultaneously also applying the tag of a fashion designer is not appropriate reason being Khadi was not a fasion statement then(atleast).