Question

2. 15th August 1947, when the entire country was celebrating independence Gandhiji
was at
A) Lahore B) Delhi C) Naukli D) Amritsar
3. India promotes disarmament because India​

Answer 1

Answer:

Even as India celebrated her hard-won freedom on August 15, 1947, Mahatma Gandhi, who had played such a sterling role in the movement, was in Kolkata

Answer 2

On 15th August 1947, when the entire nation was celebrating independence Gandhiji  was at Calcutta

• A distraught Gandhi, in Calcutta, was working hard to end the violence that had torn the nation apart.
• Gandhi arrived in Calcutta on August 9  with plans to move to Naokhali - a district torn by massacre and violence in the communities.
• Leading figures in Calcutta begged Gandhi not to move on to East Bengal. They felt peace in all of Bengal would be restored if Gandhi could bring peace to Calcutta.
• Beginning on August 13, Gandhi began his efforts to pacify individuals from either group and encourage them to end the violence. Gandhi marked the day on 15 August with a 24 hour fast, prayer, and yarn spinning.