Gandhi's Khadi: A History of Contention & Conciliation
Rahul Ramagundam, "Gandhi's Khadi: A History of Contention & Conciliation"
English | 2009 | pages: 310 | ISBN: 8125035834, 8125034641 | PDF | 82,3 mb
English | 2009 | pages: 310 | ISBN: 8125035834, 8125034641 | PDF | 82,3 mb
The book is a study of khadi, the fabric that successfully transcended its commodity status to become a political symbol using a fresh approach, it shows how an idea, determinedly pursued, can become a movement khadi acquired emblematic status during indias freedom struggle gandhi saw khadi as heralding real freedom to the millions of poor and marginalised indians recreating a parallel history of the khadi movement alongside that of indias freedom struggle, the author argues that khadis core semiotic lay in its being a commodity of resistance against colonial exploitation
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