With reference to the book "Desher Katha" written by Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar during the freedom struggle,…
With reference to the book "Desher Katha" written by Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar during the freedom struggle, consider the following statements:
1. It warned against the Colonial State's hypnotic conquest of the mind.
2. It inspired the performance of swadeshi street plays and folk songs.
3. The use of 'desh' by Deuskar was in the specific context of the region of Bengal.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
Solution
Deuskar's 'Desher Katha' detailed British economic exploitation, warned against colonial hypnotic conquest of the mind, inspired swadeshi street plays/folk songs in Bengal, and used 'desh' in the larger Indian sense (though it spread widely in Bengal). All three statements considered correct in UPSC key. Answer: (d).