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Medha AnandAIR 13

Question 13Answer in 250 wordsGS2GS1

How did Mahatma Gandhi's participation in the Khilafat Movement illustrate his ability to connect diverse issues and mobilize different communities towards a common cause? To what extent did the Khilafat movement achieve its objective?

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Introduction

Mahatma Gandhi added a feather in his cap by sidewing Muslim in the freedom struggle, despite Muslim leagues full push to avoid it.

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Mahatma Gandhi's - ability to connect diverse issues

1He believed that if Indians don't cooperate with British , we will get independent in an year.
2Muslims had already started to make a distance from freedom struggle due to British's 'Divide and Rule' Policy.
3Meanwhile, intervention misadventure of overthrowing Turkey's caliphate led to Ali brothers and Gandhi widths
4led to Non-Cooperation Khilafat movement and Gandhi's effort led to large scale Muslim participation
5He became the only man to remain blindfolded and talk to Muslim names.
6He assured that Hindus and Muslims collaborate on this wider issue and fight British to free India
7His constructive works also ensured that diverse issues were brought together and led to Hindu muslim unity.
8NEM Khilafat saw large scale Hindu Muslim unity boycott of services, mass resignation, picketing of liquor shops etc.

Outcomes of Khilafat Movement

Turkey Rose under Pasha and achieved its objectives totally dismantle the cause of Khilafat - of seeing a Turkish caliphate.

Aftereffects

It led to NEM too getting dissolved and was the last time when such large scale Hindu Muslim unity was seen - Britain's 'Divide and Rule' culminated units position finally.

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Conclusion

Despite the negative fallouts, Mahatma Gandhi emerged as the leader of the masses and was able to bring diverse interest together.

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  • Identifies Gandhi's strategy of connecting diverse communities
  • Mentions the historical context of Muslim participation in freedom struggle

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Topper

Medha Anand

AIR 13

Subject & Paper

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Topic

Modern Indian History from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present

The Freedom Struggle

Khilafat Movement and Gandhi

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