‘Waiting for a Visa’ is an autobiographical work of which of the following leaders of India?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar.
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"Waiting for a Visa” is a short autobiographical account by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, written in 1935-36.
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It was first published as a booklet by the People’s Education Society in 1990.
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The title, “Waiting for a Visa,” is metaphorical - a government provides a “Visa” only when the individual is a formally approved citizen of a country, and therefore, indicates that the country will take complete custody of the safety and protection of that person.
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The title, “Waiting for a Visa,” thus suggests how the ‘untouchable’.