Originally Posted by
Flying Tiger
It means the British harvested Indian cloth and transported it to England, manufactured it in Lancashire, and then sold it back at percentage profits of many thousands. Hence the Ghandi philosophical mantra - we will not depend upon anyone. We will spin our own cloth. If that doesn't convince you of India's determination to avoid foreign assistance at all costs, consider the governments response to post tsunami offers of aid: er, thanks, but no thanks. We can deal with it…
Hmmm....somewhat surprised to learn that "cloth" grows on trees and is "harvested". I always thought it was cotton that was harvested, ginned and then spun into yarn, the latter subsequently woven into fabric. (Unless. of course, India - quite without external help - has invented a shortcut to eliminate this otherwise standard process).
