Which magazine compared Mahatma Gandhi’s martyrdom to that of Abraham Lincoln?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Time
Gandhiji’s death in January 1948 brought tributes from across the world. Time magazine, which had once mocked his physical size and seemingly non-rational ideas, now compared his martyrdom to that of Abraham Lincoln. A bigoted American had killed Lincoln for believing that human beings were equal regardless of race, and a bigoted Hindu had killed Gandhiji for believing that friendship between Indians of different faiths was possible, indeed necessary.
NCERT (2025-26): “Gandhiji’s death led to an extraordinary outpouring of grief, with rich tributes being paid to him from across the political spectrum in India, and moving appreciations coming from such international figures as George Orwell and Albert Einstein. Time magazine, which had once mocked Gandhiji’s physical size and seemingly non-rational ideas, now compared his martyrdom to that of Abraham Lincoln: it was a bigoted American who had killed Lincoln for believing that human beings were equal regardless of their race or skin colour; and it was a bigoted Hindu who had killed Gandhiji for believing that friendship was possible, indeed necessary, between Indians of different faiths.…” |