Read the following statements and mark the correct option:
Assertion (A): Rani Gaidinliu continued the Heraka movement after the death of Jadonang.
Reason (R): She aimed to convert the movement into a mass literacy campaign among Nagas.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. A is true, but R is false.
Rani Gaidinliu took over the leadership of the Heraka movement at the age of 13 after the British executed her cousin, Haiphou Jadonang, in 1931. While the assertion is correct, the reason is false. Heraka was not a literacy campaign; it was a socio-religious movement aimed at reviving traditional Naga rituals and a political movement to drive out the British. She integrated the struggle with the Indian freedom movement, leading to her arrest and lifelong title of "Rani."