UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 1987 · Q4 · 60 marks
How would you explain Gandhiji’s ‘rise to power’ or ‘capture’ of national leadership in the course of 1919-20? Was it a very skilful top-level political game?
- Chapter
- Rise of Gandhi
- Topic
- Gandhi's Rise, Leadership and Methods
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