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Q112 (CDS-I/2011) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › Nationalist ideology and thought Answer Verified

Consider the following statement and identify the author of the statement using the code given below : ' We shall work for an India in which the poorest shall feel that it is their country, in whose making they have an effective voice, an India in which there shall be no high class and low class of people, an India in which all communities shall live in perfect harmony' Code :

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The statement 'I shall work for an India in which the poorest shall feel that it is their country... an India in which all communities shall live in perfect harmony' was authored by Mahatma Gandhi. This vision is famously known as 'The India of My Dreams' [1]. In this vision, Gandhi emphasized an inclusive nation where the poorest citizens have an effective voice in its making, and where social hierarchies of 'high class and low class' are abolished [1]. While Jawaharlal Nehru's 'Tryst with Destiny' speech also addressed the plight of the poor and the need for unity [4], the specific phrasing regarding the 'poorest feeling it is their country' and 'perfect harmony' is a direct quote from Gandhi's writings [2]. This vision sought to combine political, social, and economic democracy with the ideals of equality and fraternity [1].

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  1. [1] Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 3: THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE CONSTITUTION > Gender Justice and Transgenders as Third Gender > p. 32
  2. [3] Politics in India since Independence, Textbook in political science for Class XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 1: Challenges of Nation Building > Challenges for the new nation-state > p. 3
  3. [4] Democratic Politics-I. Political Science-Class IX . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 2: CONSTITUTIONAL DESIGN > Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar AmbedkarAmbedkar > p. 27
  4. [2] https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/open-page/shunning-the-mahatma/article2504122.ece
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