UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 2021 · Q3(b) · 20 marks
The same Gandhiji who withdrew the Non-Cooperation Movement on the issue of violence at Chauri-Chaura, refused to condemn people’s violence during the Quit India Movement. Do you think that he was losing faith in the efficacy of non-violence and was willing to deviate from this path? Elucidate.
- Chapter
- Rise of Gandhi
- Topic
- The Quit India Movement
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