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At different periods and at various levels, the National Movement assumed social, cultural and economic dimensions. Amplify.

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  • Rise of Gandhi and the Gandhian Era

The Indian national movement cannot be read as a purely political contest for state power — at every stage it carried social reform, cultural self-assertion and economic critique woven into its political programme, though the weight of each dimension shifted across periods and social levels.

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  • The Economic Dimension
  • The Social Dimension
  • The Cultural Dimension
  • Conclusion

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