Expression of Headwear

The Black and White Caps of India

Making a Statement Through the Headgear
To the left, the Gandhi Cap, and to the right, the black Gabardine cap

In the post-freedom India, two types of head wear for men stand out: The black (Gabardine) cap and the white Gandhian cap (made with hand-spun cotton) . Among a generation, the cap also symbolized their ideological affiliation namely the Sangh (JanaSangh, the RSS) and the Indian National Congress respectively.

Indian Head-gear