UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 2020 · Q4(a) · 20 marks
“In the divided and contestable space of Indian politics, Gandhiji could claim for himself a centrist position because he alienated neither and tactically combined the goal of the moderates with the means of the extremists." Discuss.
- Chapter
- Rise of Gandhi
- Topic
- Gandhi's Rise, Leadership and Methods
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