Summary
This chapter is taken from The Discovery of Indian by Jawaharlal Nehru. Nehru describes the uncertain condition in India after the First World War. The Indians were in a state of darkness and they had no one to guide them. Then Gandhi came and it was like a powerful current of fresh air. The essence of his teachings was fearlessness and truth. Gandhi removed fear from the minds of people. Gandhiji’s action was in two-fold. first one is to resist and challenge foreign rule and the second fold is to fight against our own social evils such as minority problems, problems of depressed classes and curse of untouchability. Gandhiji had dreams about India, to bring social and religious harmony. He wanted to ensure equal rights for women. He dreamed of an India free from drinks and drugs.
The lesson And then Gandhi Came is taken from The Discovery of India by Jawaharlal
Nehru.
Nehru describes the uncertain condition in India after the First World War.
The First World War had a terrible impact on the Indian people.
The Indians were in a state of darkness and they had no one to guide them.
It was at this point that Gandhi came.
With Gandhiji’s arrival Indian freedom struggle took a new shape.
Gandhiji was a powerful current of fresh air, he was like a beam of light that could
pierce the darkness, he was the whirlwind.
He exhorted the rich people to stop exploiting the poor people.
He wanted to get rid of poverty and misery in India.
The essence of his teachings was fearlessness and truth.
Gandhi uprooted fear from the minds of people.
He guided the people on the way of truth.
Gandhiji’s two-fold action was:
a) Resisting foreign rule and
b) Fighting against social evils inside the country.
Gandhiji had dreams about India, to bring social and religious harmony.
He wanted to ensure equal rights for women.
He dreamed of an India free from drinks and drugs.
Under Gandhiji’s leadership India attained freedom from British rule.
Gandhiji was a man of strong will power and self-confidence.
