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Question
Describe the social life of the Harappan people with reference to their Dress.
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Solution
The Harappan people wore simple dresses. The dress of men constituted two pieces of cloth; the upper garment was a shawl, which was drawn over the left shoulder and under the right arm; the lower garment resembled a modern Women used a loincloth bound by a girdle. The cotton and woolen garments were commonly cloth.
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