Consider the following statement regarding womens participation in the...
• It was first in South Africa in 1913 that Gandhiji for first the involved women in public demonstrations. In India, it was during the Rowlatt Satyagraha of India that Gandhiji for the first time invited women to participate in the Indian National Movement. Hence statement 1 is not correct.
• When the Non- Cooperation Movement started in 1921, he initially prescribed just a limited role for women.
• The floodgates to the national movement for women got really opened with the Civil Disobedience Movement. Gandhiji even this time did not want to include women in his original core group of volunteers in the Dandi March. Hence statement 2 is not correct.
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Consider the following statement regarding womens participation in the...
Explanation:
The correct answer is option 'D', neither 1 nor 2. Let's examine each statement to understand why it is incorrect.
Statement 1: It was the Non-Cooperation Movement in which Gandhiji invited women for the first time in any mass campaign.
This statement is incorrect. Gandhiji did not invite women for the first time in any mass campaign during the Non-Cooperation Movement. In fact, women had actively participated in various movements before the Non-Cooperation Movement. For example, women played a significant role in the Swadeshi Movement and the Home Rule Movement before the Non-Cooperation Movement.
Statement 2: Gandhiji included selected women in his original core group of volunteers in the Dandi march.
This statement is also incorrect. Gandhiji did not include any women in his original core group of volunteers in the Dandi march. The Dandi march, also known as the Salt Satyagraha, was a significant event in the Indian National Movement. It was a nonviolent protest against the British salt monopoly. While many women participated in the Dandi march and played important roles in supporting the movement, they were not part of the original core group of volunteers.
Conclusion:
In conclusion, neither statement 1 nor statement 2 is correct. Women had actively participated in various movements before the Non-Cooperation Movement, and they were not part of the original core group of volunteers in the Dandi march. It is important to have accurate information about the role of women in the Indian National Movement to understand their significant contributions and the challenges they faced during that time.
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