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Q68 (CDS-II/2020) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › Revolutionary movement Answer Verified

Who among the following wrote ""The Philosophy of the Bomb""?

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The famous revolutionary essay "The Philosophy of the Bomb" was written by Bhagwati Charan Vohra [1]. It was drafted in early January 1930 as a polemical response to Mahatma Gandhi's article "The Cult of the Bomb," in which Gandhi had criticized the violent methods of revolutionaries following the attempted bombing of Viceroy Lord Irwin's train. Vohra, a key ideologue of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA), wrote the pamphlet at the instance of Chandrashekhar Azad and after discussions with him. While some accounts suggest Bhagat Singh may have helped give the essay its final shape while in jail, Vohra is historically credited as the primary author. The document served as a manifesto for the HSRA, articulating the rationale behind revolutionary actions and their vision for a free, socialist India.

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  1. [1] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 17: Emergence of Swarajists, Socialist Ideas, Revolutionary Activities and Other New Forces > Ideological Rethinking > p. 354
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