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Mahatma Gandhi And The Nationalist Movement
Mention any two rumours spread by the people regarding the miraculous powers of Gandhiji.
The following rumours spread by the people regarding the miraculous powers of Gandhiji:
1. In some places it was said that he had been sent by the king to redress the grievances of the farmers and that he had the power to overrule all local officials.
2. In other places it was claimed that Gandhiji’s power was superior to that of the English monarch and that with his arrival the colonial rulers would flee the district. There were also stories reporting dire consequences for those who opposed him. Rumours spread of how villagers who criticised Gandhiji found their houses mysteriously falling apart or their crops failing.
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Why are newspapers an important source for the study of the national movement?
Why was the charkha chosen as a symbol of nationalism?
How was non-cooperation a form of protest?
Why were the dialogues at the Round Table Conference inconclusive?
In what way did Mahatma Gandhi transform the nature of the national movement?
What do private letters and autobiographies tell us about an individual? How are these sources different from official accounts?
Find out about the route of the Dandi March. On a map of Gujarat plot the line of the march and mark the major towns and villages that it passed along the route.
Choose any event that took place during the national movement. Try and read the letters and speeches of the leaders of the time. Some of these are now published. He could be a local leader from the region where you live. Try and see how the local leaders viewed the activities of the national leadership at the top. Write about the movement based on your reading..
What did Gandhiji seek to obtain for the security of the peasants of Champaran in 1917?
What did Gandhiji do after his release from prison in 1924?
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