M.K. Gandhi used the line 'a most gorgeous show' in which University's public event in 1916?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Banaras Hindu University
Gandhiji called the opening of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), in February 1916, ‘certainly a most gorgeous show’.
NCERT (2026-27): “1. A Leader Announces Himself In January 1915, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi … On Gokhale’s advice, Gandhiji spent a year travelling around British India, getting to know the land and its peoples. His first major public appearance was at the opening of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in February 1916.… … When his turn came to speak, Gandhiji charged the Indian elite with a lack of concern for the labouring poor. The opening of the BHU, he said, was ‘certainly a most gorgeous show’. But he worried about the contrast between the ‘richly bedecked noblemen’ present and ‘millions of the poor’ Indians who were absent.…” |