HISTORY
MODERN INDIA
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Question
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In May 1933, Mahatma Gandhi began a fast of 21 days
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to appeal to the Hindus to throw open the temples and public wells to the Harijans
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to launch a campaign against untouchability
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for his own purification and that of his associates for greater commitment to the cause of the Harijans
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For all the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, informally The Father of the Nation in India, undertook 18 fasts during India’s freedom movement. His longest fasts lasted 21 days. Fasting was a weapon used by Gandhi as part of his philosophy of Ahimsa (non-violence) as well as satyagraha.
Detailed explanation-2: -In January 1948, Mahatma Gandhi sat on a fast for communal harmony – the last fast of his life. An exclusive extract from Ramachandra Guha’s new book on the leader, recalls that momentous time. It was not merely its status as the new nation’s capital that compelled Gandhi to stay on in Delhi in September 1947.
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