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Homespun Movement

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  • A campaign during the Indian independence movement, championed by Mahatma Gandhi, that promoted the production and use of domestically-made, hand-spun cloth (khadi) to achieve economic self-sufficiency and protest British colonial rule.

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As a form of nonviolent protest, participants in the Homespun Movement boycotted British textiles and exclusively wore khadi.

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The spinning wheel became a powerful symbol of the Homespun Movement and India's fight for self-reliance.

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Possible Synonyms

  • Gandhian economics
  • Swadeshi movement
  • Boycott of foreign cloth
  • Economic self-reliance campaign
  • Khadi movement

Possible Antonyms

  • Dependence on foreign goods
  • Industrial textile production
  • Economic imperialism
  • Colonial trade policy
  • Support for British imports

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