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Winston Churchill described Mahatma Gandhi as a ‘seditious Middle Temple Lawyer’ now ‘posing as a half **** fakir’.
What provoked such a comment and what does it tell you about the symbolic strength of Mahatma Gandhi’
dress?

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Mahatma Gandhi went to the Viceroy’* house clad in a dhoti. This signified the symbolic strength of his dress. It showed the pride he had for his nation and its people, especially the peasants. It also signified how he identified with his people and the strength he derived from them.

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