Political Science · Indian Political Thought
Who was the political Guru of Mahatma Gandhi?
AGopal Krishna Gokhale ✓ Correct
BDayanand Saraswati
CRabindranath Tagore
DNone of the above
Correct answer: (A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale — Gopal Krishna Gokhale was Gandhi's political guru, so the answer is Gopal Krishna Gokhale.
Explanation
★Gopal Krishna Gokhale was Gandhi's political guru, so the answer is Gopal Krishna Gokhale.
★Gandhi acknowledged Gokhale as his mentor in public life.
★Gokhale was a moderate leader of the Indian National Congress and the Servants of India Society.
★He counselled patience, study of Indian conditions and constitutional methods.
★On his advice Gandhi travelled across India to understand its people before leading.
★Gandhi praised Gokhale as pure as crystal and gentle as a lamb.
★So Gokhale, not Tagore or Dayanand, was his political guru.
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