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‘In the summer of 1942, Gandhi was in a strange and uniquely militant mood.’ Comment.

  • UPSC 2003
  • Rise of Gandhi and the Gandhian Era

By mid-1942 Gandhi, the lifelong apostle of restraint who had suspended movements at their peak in 1922 and 1931, was speaking a language of finality and urgency unlike anything heard from him before — culminating in the call to "Do or Die."

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  • The Failure of the Cripps Mission
  • The Pressure of the War Situation
  • The Shift in Gandhi's Own Position
  • Militancy Within Limits
  • Consequences
  • Conclusion

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