Question

How did gandhiji try to integrate the depressed classes into society? Explain any three points.

Answer 1

1. He educated people in his ashram and made them aware of their customs
2. He was approachable to anyone.
3. He never misjudged the people

Answer 2

Gandhiji tried to integrate the depressed classes into

society because:

a. Gandhiji was of the view that Swaraj would

not come for hundred years if the problem of

untouchability has not removed from the country.

Gandhiji called them harijan’ means the children

of God.

b. Gandhiji fought for their temple entry rights

and others rights such as access to public wells,

schools and other public places. Gandhiji himself

cleaned the toilets in order to dignify the work

of the sweepers and also urged the upper caste

people to change their heart and thinking about

these untouchables.

c. In the Poona Pact, the depressed class people

were given the reserved seats in the provincial and

the central legislative council election but to be

voted in by the general electorate.