Highlight the differences in the approach of Bhagat Singh and Mahatma Gandhi in the struggle for freedom. (10 marks, 150 words)

Difference in approach:

Gandhiji: 1. Mass movement based struggle 2. Ahimsa as means of struggle 3. Dialogue with colonial rule Eg: Gandhi-Irwin Pact 4. All-India movement

Bhagat Singh: 1. Individual actions were important 2. Violence and revolutionary actions as means 3. Believed that colonial rule was 'deaf' 4. Restricted to Punjab & Northern India

5. Internal influence such as Hindu philosophy | External influence Eg: Communist

6. Organisations: INC, Harijan Sevak Sangh | Organisations: HSRA, Naujawan Sabha.

However, there are certain similarities too:

1. Belief in socialism as ideology for struggle.

2. Social welfare contribution Eg: Naujawan Sabha of Bhagat Singh

3. Anti-communal emphasis Eg: Bhagat Singh's speech in Lahore