Changing in clothing during british rule in india?

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Changing in clothing during british rule in india?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: During the course of British rule in India both cultures had an impact on the other in ways big & small. First of all Britain nearly crippled local craftsmen/women by dumping lots of cheap cotton on the Indian market. Under British rule many items of native dress gave way to Western style garb such as Frock Coats and Top Hats.
But then India had much to offer and in trun the British learned that many of India's answers to life in a hot climate were practcal - - - items such as short pants, and thin cotton shirts - - - perhaps India's greatest contribution has been styles of clothing as enumerated in this blurb..
"""The British Empire itself was built on the trade in textiles. British mills shipped large qualities of cheap cotton cloth to India that because of the Industrial Revolution, Britain could produce extremely cheaply. This had disatrous consequences for low-technolog producers in India and other colonies. This is why the spinning wheel is on India's flag today. Ghandi used it as a symbol to break Indian dependence on British mills. While it helped to achieve independence, it helped found an extremely insulated, protectionist economy which has sevely limited Indian economic development. The British Empire for all of its vices was for most of its history, an empire based on free trade. British dependance on American cotton caused many to promote intervention in the American Civil War. The Empire brought British fashions around the world and foreign fashions to Britain. The list of foreign words associated with clothing that have been added to the English language is quite long: dungarees, jodpours, khaki, madras prints, mufti, and many more. Imperial adventures brouht other garments: cardigan and raglan sweaters and baraclavasa from the Crimean War alone. And it was the troical heat of India that introduce short trousers to the British soldier and eventually the British Boy Scout and school boy who was not suffering from exposure to tropical heat. """
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