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
Mahatma Gandhi in the original Sanskrit. Anti-Gandhi themes have also been showcased through films and plays. The 1995 Marathi play "Gandhi Virudh Gandhi" explored the relationship between Gandhi and his son Harilal. The 2007 film, "Gandhi, My Father" was inspired on the same theme. The 1989 Marathi play "Me Nathuram Godse Boltoy" and the 1997 Hindi play "Gandhi Ambedkar" criticised Gandhi and his principles. Several biographers have undertaken the task of describing Gandhi's life. Among them are D. G. Tendulkar with his "Mahatma. Life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi" in eight volumes, Chaman Nahal's Gandhi Quartet, and Pyarelal and Sushila Nayyar with their