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Write short note with a sociological perspective: How far Gandhi was trusted by the untouchables.

  • UPSC 2015
  • Caste System

The question asks for degree, not applause or indictment. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi commanded real trust among sections of the Depressed Classes as a benefactor, and very little among their organised leadership as a representative. Sociologically the divide is between patronage and representation.

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  • Grounds on which trust was given
  • Grounds on which trust was withheld
  • The decisive test
  • Degree and variation
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