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Read the following 'value-based' passage and answer the questions that follow:

The 77-year-old Gandhiji decided to stake his all in a bid to vindicate his lifelong principle of non-violence, and his conviction that people's hearts could be changed. He moved from the villages of Noakhali in East Bengal (present-day Bangladesh) to the villages of Bihar and then to the riot-torn slums of Calcutta and Delhi, in a heroic effort to stop Hindus and Muslims kill each other, careful everywhere to reassure the minority community. In October 1946, Muslims in East Bengal targeted Hindus. Gandhiji visited the area, toured the villages on foot, and persuaded the local Muslims to guarantee the safety of Hindus. Similarly, in other places such as Delhi he tried to build a spirit of mutual trust and confidence between the two communities.

(i) Explain how the spirit of mutual trust and confidence building was initiated by Gandhiji.

(ii) Explain the values mentioned in this passage.

 

Answer:

(i) (a) Gandhiji was a true champion and pious followers of the eternal principal of non ? violence or ahimsa. He was of this conviction that people?s heart could be changed.

(b) To convey the spirit of mutual trust and confidence building Gandhiji moved from the villages of Noakhali in East Bengal (present-day Bangladesh) to the villages of Bihar then to the riot-torn slums of Calcutta and Delhi. He wanted to stop the barbaric killing between the Hindus and the Muslims.

(ii) (a) This passage consists of human values and deeply-rooted conviction of Gandhiji that people?s heart, mind and thinking could be changed. As an ardent follower of Ahimsa and a true champion of humanity Gandhiji firmly believed in Hindu - Muslim unity.

(b) As an advocate of humanitarian values and philanthropist, Gandhiji always championed the pious cause of Hindu - Muslim Unity. He was absolutely convinced that people?s heart could be changed through Ahimsa and mutual love.