Gandhi cap Gandhi cap The Gandhi cap () is a white coloured sidecap, pointed in front and back and having a wide band. It is made out of "khadi". It takes its name after the Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi, who first popularised its use during the Indian independence movement. Worn commonly by Indian independence activists, it became a symbolic tradition for politicians and political activists to wear it in independent India. The Gandhi cap emerged in India during the First Non-cooperation movement during 1918–1921. when it became the standard Congress dress as popularized by Gandhi. In 1921, the British government tried to
Gandhi Peace Foundation Gandhi Peace Foundation The Gandhi Peace Foundation is an Indian no-profit organization aimed to study and develop Gandhi's thought. Gandhi Peace Foundation was established in July 1958, in order to preseerve and spread Mahatma Gandhi thought, also thanks to a 10 millions rupees donation of the "Gandhi Smarak Nidhi". Its first board was composed, among others, by some important personalities of the Indian politic and activism, such as R. R. Diwakar, Rajendra Prasad and Jawaharlal Nehru. In 2000s the foundation was still considered the "Custodian of Gandhian thoughts. The "Gandhi Marg" is a magazine published from 1957 by "S.K. George",