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Q75 (CAPF/2012) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › Gandhian mass movements Answer Verified

Which of the following political methods was/were incorporated by Mahatma Gandhi? 1. Petitioning to the British 2. Village reconstruction 3. Gheraos 4. Fasts Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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Mahatma Gandhi's political repertoire was diverse, blending traditional and innovative methods. He utilized petitioning as a primary tool during his early 'Moderate' phase in South Africa and India to negotiate with the British for constitutional reforms. Village reconstruction was a cornerstone of his 'Constructive Programme,' aimed at achieving 'true freedom' through grassroots social and economic national reconstruction. Fasts (hunger strikes) were a signature method of Satyagraha, first employed by Gandhi in India during the 1918 Ahmedabad Mill Strike to exert moral pressure [1]. However, 'Gheraos' (forcible encirclement) is a post-independence labor tactic that involves physical obstruction and coercion, which contradicts Gandhi's fundamental principles of non-violence (Ahimsa) and voluntary suffering [2]. Gandhi's Satyagraha focused on non-cooperation, boycotts, and civil disobedience rather than coercive physical intimidation. Therefore, methods 1, 2, and 4 were incorporated by him.

Sources

  1. [1] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 15: Emergence of Gandhi > Congress View > p. 327
  2. [2] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 15: Emergence of Gandhi > Phase of Passive Resistance or Satyagraha (1906-1914) > p. 313
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