GS PrelimsHistory (Modern India)Personalities of Modern India2004

During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who among the following proposed that Swaraj should be defined as complete independence free from all foreign control?

A

Mazharul Haque

B

Maulana Hasrat Mohani

C

Hakim Ajmal Khan

D

Abul Kalam Azad

Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation

1 During the Indian Freedom Struggle, the definition and goal of Swaraj evolved. 2 While many leaders initially sought self-government within the British Empire, some advocated for complete independence. 3 Maulana Hasrat Mohani, a prominent Urdu poet and freedom fighter, was one of the first leaders to demand 'Poorna Swaraj' or complete independence, free from all foreign control, at the Ahmedabad session of the Indian National Congress in 1921. 4 Although his resolution was rejected at that time, it marked a significant step towards the eventual adoption of complete independence as the goal by the Congress in 1929. 5 Mazharul Haque, Hakim Ajmal Khan, and Abul Kalam Azad were other important leaders, but Maulana Hasrat Mohani is particularly noted for proposing this specific definition of Swaraj early on.

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