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The wrong cloth
Once an iconic symbol of the Indian struggle against colonialism, the Gandhi-inspired homespun cotton movement is on the wane as Western values take hold on the sub-continent.
Filed in: Development (Aid) Ethical Consumerism India Poverty Wealth
- Sarah Elton
- April 1, 2001
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