Gandhi cap

Colonial officials in the Central Provinces banned Indian Civil Service employees from wearing Gandhi caps.

[3] Gandhi's homespun khadi attire of traditional Indian clothes were symbolic of his message of cultural pride, the use of Swadeshi goods (as opposed to those manufactured in Europe), self-reliance and solidarity with India's rural masses.

Most members of the Indian Parliament (especially politicians and activists of the Congress party) wore khadi clothing and the Gandhi cap.

Large numbers of people donned the cap while celebrating India's independence on 15 August or the promulgation of a republic on 26 January.

In August 2011, thousands of people wearing Gandhi caps accumulated at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi to support Anna Hazare on his fast-unto-death.

This movement spilled over to many other parts of the country and stadiums, community centers and grounds were booked for assimilation of a similar nature.

The mass movement included people of all age groups, religions and social standings (mainly the middle class) as participants, many among them shouting slogans and wearing Gandhi caps.