Who among the following was the author of Hind Swaraj?
- A.Aurobindo Ghose
- B.C. R. Das
- C.Mahatma Gandhi
- D.Rajendra Prasad
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi wrote Hind Swaraj, or Indian Home Rule, in Gujarati in 1909.
He wrote it in about ten days on board the ship Kildonan Castle while returning from London to South Africa. The book is a dialogue between a 'Reader' and an 'Editor' and sets out his ideas of swaraj as self-rule over oneself, his critique of modern Western civilisation, railways, lawyers and doctors, and his faith in non-violent satyagraha. It was published in his paper Indian Opinion, and the Gujarati edition was banned by the Bombay government in 1910, after which Gandhi brought out his own English translation.
A is wrong because Aurobindo Ghose wrote works such as The Life Divine and Savitri. B is wrong because C. R. Das, the Swaraj Party leader, did not write this book. D is wrong because Rajendra Prasad wrote India Divided and Satyagraha at Champaran.
Exam tip: Hind Swaraj, 1909, written on the Kildonan Castle; The Story of My Experiments with Truth is Gandhi's autobiography.
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