Question

In the 50 years since Independence, after Nehru's

famous 'Dams Are the Temples of Modern India' speech

(one he grew to regret in his own lifetime), his foot

soldiers threw themselves into the business of building

dams with unnatural fervour. Dam-building grew to be

equated with nation building. Their enthusiasm alone

should have been reason enough to make one

suspicious. Not only did they build new dams and new

irrigation systems, they took control of small, traditional

systems that village communities had managed for

thousands of years and allowed them to atrophy.

Questions :

1. Which speech of Jawaharlal Nehru has referred to

here ?

2. Why did Nehru regret his statement about dams

later in his life ?

3. Who have been referred to as 'foot soldiers' in this

passage ?

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Answer 1

Answer:

1)Dams Are the Temples of Modern India

Explanation:

2)Because his foot soldiers threw themselves into the business of building dams with unnatural fervour. Dam-building grew to be equated with nation building. Their enthusiasm alone should have been reason enough to make one suspicious.

3)donno