Read again the extracts from Nehru's speech “Tryst with Destiny” and answer the following:
(a) Why did Nehru use the expression “not wholly or in full measure” in the first sentence?
(b) What pledge did he want the makers of the Indian Constitution to take?
(c) “The ambition of the greatest man of our generation has been to wipe every tear from every eye”. Who was he referring to?
Answers
Answer:
(a) Pt Nehru used the expression 'not wholly or in full measure' because the pledge that they had taken was yet to be fulfilled, it was yet to be completed but not all at once but substantially and gradually.
(b) Pt Nehru wanted the makers of the Constitution to take the pledge of dedication to the service of the nation and her people and to the still larger cause of humanity.
(c) Pt Nehru was referring to Mahatma Gandhi.
Answer:
a. Nehru uses the expression “not wholly or in full measure” since the job of building a nation is a huge task which cannot be fulfilled in a person’s lifetime.
b. Nehru wanted the makers of Indian constitution to pledge that there would be no tears in the eyes of a single person .
c. He was referring to Mahatma Gandhi.
Explanation:
a. Nehru knew that that building a nation entailed a lot of work. Hence he expressed it in his own way.
b. Nehru wanted the makers of the constitution to understand their responsibility of making the constitution with keeping the rights of the people in mind.
c. Nehru was talking about the ambition of Mahatma Gandhi.