Question

Name the historian who remarked that South Africa was the making of the Mahatma.

Options

• Sumit Sarkar

• Sekhar Bandyopadhyay

• Chandran Devanesan

• David Hardiman

Answer 1

Chandran Devanesan

Explanation:

Historian Chandran Devanesan famously remarked that “South Africa was the making of the Mahatma, and India was the testing of the Mahatma.” This means that Mahatma Gandhi’s political ideas, leadership qualities, and methods of satyagraha (non-violent resistance) were first developed and shaped during his struggle against racial discrimination in South Africa, which later became the foundation of his freedom movement in India.