While addressing the Constituent Assembly, who from Central Provinces said, ‘We were suppressed for thousands of years ...’?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → K.J. Khanderkar
K.J. Khanderkar of the Central Provinces said these words while addressing the Constituent Assembly on the place of the Depressed Castes.
NCERT (2026-27): “3.3 ‘We were suppressed for thousands of years’ … ‘We have been suffering, but we are prepared to suffer no more,’ said J. Nagappa from Madras. ‘We have realised our responsibilities. We know how to assert ourselves.’ Nagappa pointed out that numerically the Depressed Castes were not a minority: they formed between 20 and 25 per cent of the total population. Their suffering was due to their systematic marginalisation, not their numerical insignificance. They had no access to education, no share in the administration. Addressing the assembly, K.J. Khanderkar of the Central Provinces said: We were suppressed for thousands of years. ... suppressed... to such an extent that neither our minds nor our bodies and now even our hearts work, nor are we able to march forward. This is the position.” |