Martin Luther King, American pacifist who fought for equality of rights between whites and blacks.

Nelson Mandela, South African leader who fought against apartheid.

Muhammad Ali Jinnh, leader of the Muslim League, whose goal was to create an independent Muslim state in the Indostan.

Jawaharlau Nehru, leader of the Congress Party, who fought for India's emancipation.

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian leader who opposed British rule.

Believing that only through renunciation of worldly desires and needs would he find spiritual truth, he limited his possessions to the essential. Among his few personal belongings, he kept a copy of the Bhagavad Gita, a sacred text for Hindus. Violence and excess were equally repugnant to him.

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The question statement describes an individual who renounced worldly desires in pursuit of spiritual truth, keeping only the essential, including a copy of the Bhagavad Gita, a Hindu sacred text. He also rejected violence and excess. These characteristics are consistent with the life and philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi, an Indian leader who opposed British rule in India through a philosophy of nonviolent resistance. The other alternatives - Jawaharlau Nehru, Muhammad Ali Jinnh, Nelson Mandela, and Martin Luther King - while being important leaders in their respective struggles, do not fit the description given in the question statement.

Question about Cold War: Peaceful Coexistence, Conflicts and Social Movements: Review

Subject History

History

Source ESPCEX

ESPCEX

Topic Cold War: Peaceful Coexistence, Conflicts and Social Movements: Review

Cold War: Peaceful Coexistence, Conflicts and Social Movements: Review

Difficulty Medium

Medium

(ESPCEX 2015) - Question Medium of History