Why did political leaders differ sharply over the question of separate electorates?
[question] Question. Why did political leaders differ sharply over the question of separate electorates? [/question] [solution] Solution: Political leaders differed sharply over the question of separate electorates because of differences in opinion. While those supporting the cause of minorities and the dalits believed that only political empowerment would resolve their social backwardness, others like Gandhiji thought that separate electorates would further slow down the process of their integr...
Imagine you are a woman participating in the Civil Disobedience Movement. Explain what the experience meant to your life.
[question] Question. Imagine you are a woman participating in the Civil Disobedience Movement. Explain what the experience meant to your life. [/question] [solution] Solution: A woman participating in the Civil Disobedience Movement—facts—salt manufactured; foreign cloth boycotted; liquor shops picketed; peaceful satyagrahis attacked, including women and children; brutal repression, many women went to jail as well; mostly from high castes and rich families; saw national service as a sacred duty ...
Discuss the Salt March to make clear why it was an effective symbol of resistance against colonialism.
[question] Question. Discuss the Salt March to make clear why it was an effective symbol of resistance against colonialism. [/question] [solution] Solution: The Salt March was an effective symbol of resistance against colonialism because it was done in revolt against a commodity—salt, used by the rich and the poor alike. The tax on salt, and the government monopoly over its production was a severely oppressive administrative move. The Salt March was effective also because Gandhiji met a large nu...
List all the different social groups which joined the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1921.
[question] Question. List all the different social groups which joined the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1921. Then choose any three and write about their hopes and struggles to show why they joined the movement [/question] [solution] Solution: The different social groups that joined the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1921 were the urban middle class comprising lawyers, teachers and headmasters, students, peasants, tribals and workers. Peasants, tribals and workers joined the movement from the countr...
Compare the images of Bharat Mata in this chapter with the image of Germania in Chapter 1.
[question] Question. Compare the images of Bharat Mata in this chapter with the image of Germania in Chapter 1. [/question] [solution] Solution: The image of Bharat Mata as painted by Abanindranath Tagore shows her as bestowing learning, food and clothing. She bears aesthetic quality as denoted by the mala held by her. This is similar to the image of Germania as painted by Philip Veit, where she holds a sword, but looks more feminine. The other painting of Bharat Mata is more manly in its repres...
Write a newspaper report on: (a) The Jallianwala Bagh massacre
[question] Question. Write a newspaper report on: (a) The Jallianwala Bagh massacre (b) The Simon Commission [/question] [solution] Solution: (a) The Jallianwala Bagh massacre—facts—on 13 April,1919, General Dyer blocked the exit points from the enclosed ground of Jallianwala Bagh where a large crowd had gathered—some to protest against the British government’s repressive measures, others to attend the annual Baisakhi fair. Dyer’s objective was to “produce a moral effect” and terrorise satyagrah...
What is meant by the idea of satyagraha?
[question] Question. What is meant by the idea of satyagraha? [/question] [solution] Solution: The idea of satyagraha implies a unique method of mass agitation that emphasises the power of truth, and the need to search for truth. It upholds the belief that if the cause is true and the fight is against injustice, then there is no need for physical force or coercion against the oppressor. Satyagraha is synonymous with non-violent agitation, where an appeal is made to the oppressor’s conscience to ...
Explain: (a) Why growth of nationalism in the colonies is linked to an anti-colonial movement.
[question] Question. Explain: (a) Why growth of nationalism in the colonies is linked to an anti-colonial movement. (b) How the First World War helped in the growth of the National Movement in India. (c) Why Indians were outraged by the Rowlatt Act. (d) Why Gandhiji decided to withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement. [/question] [solution] Solution: (a) Colonisation affected people’s freedom, and nationalist sentiments surged during the process of struggle against imperial domination. The sense of...