Word: handspun
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...father, a mother to her two sons, a savior of the oppressed people of Bangladesh, military leader of the Indian army, writer, intellectual, stateswoman, politician, party-leader, tyrant, dictator and leader of the largest democracy in the world. We saw her as a Gandhian, dressed in "khadi," or handspun cloth, tirelessly travelling through the villages of India. We saw her at the White House, resplendent in her brocades, charming President Kennedy. We saw her as an international leader of the non-aligned movement and the Commonwealth of Nations. We saw her haggard face as she knelt upon the ground examining...
...kings." But as a boy Man Singh was remarkable only for his mild and conscientious disposition. He took no part or interest in the traditional blood feuds between Brahman and Thakore that raged constantly in the Rajput countryside west of the Taj Mahal. He clothed himself in the handspun cloth of humility known as Khadi to show his allegiance to Gandhi, and in hawk-nosed, dignified manhood, he became one of the most respected members of the local government...
...dresses as fastidiously as a latter-day Beau Nash. A symphony in greys, he orders as many as a dozen suits at a time from exclusive Manhattan Tailor James Bell (other customers: James Farley, Harry Truman). He always sports a deep red carnation in his buttonhole, tucks an expensive handspun, monogrammed linen handkerchief in the pocket beneath it. His silk and poplin shirts are custom-made (by Sulka) with a special high, soft collar. His oversized, flowing bow ties, supposedly copied from those worn by Elbert (Message to Garcia) Hubbard, give him a faintly poetic...
...only India's biggest political party (10½ million members), it is also the largest association in the world of people pledged to puritanism (Indian brand). To join, one must give up liquor. If he entertains political ambitions, he must give up wearing anything but khadi (handspun cloth), and content himself with a modest salary. Recently the Congress press has been scandalized by rumors that Indian ambassadors abroad serve liquor at parties...
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