AND THEN GANDHI CAME
AND THEN GANDHI CAME - Jawaharlal Nehru Textual Questions and Answers 1. What is referred to as the ‘all powerful monster’? The anger, humiliation and hopelessness felt by the Indian people after World War I was the ‘all powerful monster’ and they could not escape from its grip. 2. What was the impact of the First World War? Answer: The First World War had a terrible impact on the Indian people as they were cut off from the land and could not do any kind of manual or technical work. This resulted in growing unemployment and poverty and the people felt helpless and hopeless. 3. What does Nehru mean by ‘And then Gandhi came…’? The Indians were in a state of darkness because of their hopelessness and they had no one to guide them. It was at this point that Gandhi came into their lives and gave them hope and showed them a way out of the darkness. 4. What was the essence of Gandhi’s teaching? The essence of his teac