In his first public appearance in India in a speech at the Banaras Hindu University BHU Gandhiji air...........

Modern Indian History 1905-1920

In his first public appearance in India in a speech at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Gandhiji aired which of these major concerns?

1. Lack of the spirit of self-government in India.

2. Lack of concern for the farmers and the labouring poor in India.

3. Exploitation of the University education system by the British.

4. Inappropriateness of the political organizations in India.

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1&2 only

2,3&4 only

1&4 only

1,3&4 only

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Explanation:

His first major public appearance was at the opening of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in February 1916. Compared to the dignitaries at the opening speech, Gandhiji was relatively unknown.He had been invited on account of his work in South Africa, rather than his status within India.When his turn came to speak, Gandhiji charged the Indian elite with a lack of concern for the labouring poor.He worried about the contrast between the “richly bedecked noblemen” present and “millions of the poor” Indians who were absent. Gandhiji told the privileged invitees that “there is no salvation for India unless you strip yourself of this jewellery and hold it in trust for your countrymen in India”.“There can be no spirit of self-government about us,” he went on, “if we take away or allow others to take away from the peasants almost the whole of the results of their labour. Our salvation can only come through the farmer. Neither the lawyers, nor the doctors, nor the rich landlords are going to secure it.”