Mahatma Gandhi designed the Swadeshi Movement in such a way that it brought awareness about handmade clothing and sustainable consumption, quite different from the hedonistic Fast Fashion culture now
The sedition law, under which Gandhi and his freedom fighters were jailed, has been reviled and condemned as anachronistic and an imperialist hand-me-down. It has also been challenged in court. But it still flourishes.
The book In the Quest for Political Philosophy, attributes India’s VIP culture along with others as biggest hurdles to its cultural, political, social and economic progress