Question

social political and economic view of gopal krishna Gokhale

Answer 1

"It was a case oflove at first sight, and it stood the severest strain in 1913. He seemed to
me all I wanted as a political worker - pure as a crystal, gentle to me that he may not
have been any of those things. It was enough for me that I could discover no fault in
him to cavil at. He was and remains for me the most perfect man on the political field." 1
Thus, the name of Gopal Krishna Gokhale is best remembered as one of the moderate
thinkers and moderate leader. He, like other moderate leaders inherited the legacy of the
socio-religious reformers, which played a predominant role in the Congress during its
formative period. It was agreed that for social and religious reformation as well as for
the improvement of economic conditions of the people, no agitation was necessary.
Thus, the early Congress which was highly elitist in character and consisted of a small
educated minority greatly influenced by western education and culture, loyal to the Rule
with its zeal for social uplift, was never taken to be a dangerous organization."2 (H.H.
Das and P.S.N. Patra, Indian Political Tradition).