Question

Consider the following statements about Dr Ram Manohar Lohia

1. He believed the Satyagraha without constructive work is like a sentence without a verb.

2. He wrote his PhD thesis paper on the topic of Salt Satyagraha, focusing on Mahatma Gandhi’s socioeconomic theory.

3. He recognised that caste, more than class, was the huge stumbling block to India’s progress.

Which of the statements give above is/are correct?

(a) Only 1 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 (d) All of these

Answer 1

(d) Ram Manohar Lohia- An Indian politician and activist who was a prominent figure in socialist politics and in the movement toward Indian independence. In 1934 Lohia became actively involved in the Congress Socialist Party (CSP), Lohia wrote his PhD thesis paper on the topic of Salt Taxation in India,focusing on Gandhi’s socio-economic theory. “Where caste prevails, opportunity and ability are restricted to evernarrowing evernarrowing circles of the people”,these words from Ram Manohar truly project what he thought of ever existent caste system in India.