A
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B
Jawaharlal Nehru
C
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
D
Sarojini Naidu
Correct answer: (c) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Explanation
- A
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Tilak. Gita Rahasya from prison; not this English lyric volume.
- B
Jawaharlal Nehru
Nehru. Discovery of India; not Song from Prison.
- C
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Gandhi. Songs from Prison — English renderings of Indian religious lyrics.
- D
Sarojini Naidu
Naidu. The Golden Threshold; not this prison songbook.
Summary. Official key is (c) Gandhi. ‘Songs from Prison’ collects his English translations of Indian religious lyrics made in jail.
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