) What were the views of Pandit
Nehru about the river Ganga and
about the people of India ?
Answers
Answer:
The Ganga and the Jamuna meant a lot to Jawaharlal Nehru. He had been attached to them ever since his childhood. His attachment had grown with years. He had watched their changing moods with the change of seasons. They had been a source of great inspiration for him. Inspite of this his attachment to the Ganga was not religious. Nehru calls the Ganga ‘the river of India’ because it is loved by her people. The songs of India’s victories, defeats, racial memories, hopes and fears are interwoven round the Ganga. It is also a symbol of India’s age-long culture and civilization which have ever been changing and ever-flowing like the Ganga. The Ganga reminded Nehru of the snow-covered peaks and the deep valleys of the Himalayas which he loved so much and of the rich and vast plains below, where his life and work had been shaped.
He regarded the river Ganga as a symbol of age-long culture and civilization of India.
Explanation:
- Pandit Nehru had seen the river Ganga since his childhood and in different seasons.
- Also, the river Ganga reminded Pandit Nehru of the Himalayas with peak and deep valleys for which he had so much of love. Hence, these scenic elements were the reason for his attachment to the river Ganga.
- He also regarded the river Ganga as the ‘the river of India’ as it is loved by the people of India for the religious values it holds.
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