Who among the following is popularly known as the frontier Gandhi?
Who among the following is popularly known as the frontier Gandhi? Correct Answer Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
The correct answer is Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan.
- KHAN ABDUL GAFFAR KHAN:
- His other names were - Badshah Kahn, Bacha Khan, Fakhr-e-Afghan.
- He was a political and spiritual leader and Pashtun independence activist.
- His ideologies included - non-violence and Hindu-Muslim unity.
- Since his ideologies were similar to Mahatama Gandhi and he was a close friend of Mahatama Gandhi, hence he was named 'Frontier Gandhi' (Sarhadi Gandhi).
- The 'Khudai Khidmatgar' movement against colonial rule was founded by him in the year 1929.
- MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD:
- He was a scholar and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress during the independence movement.
- He is popularly known as Maulana Azad.
- Post-independence, he became the First Education Minister and his birthday (11 November) is celebrated as National Education Day across India.
- He was a supporter of Gandhi's ideas, played a significant role in movements like the Khilafat Movement, the Civil disobedience movement, Non-cooperation movement, and was the youngest person to serve as the President of the Indian National Congress at the age of 35.
- JATIN DAS:
- Jatindra Nath Das was commonly known as Jatin Das.
- He was an independence activist, a member of a revolutionary group of Bengal called Anushilan Samiti, and had also participated in the Non-cooperation Movement of 1921.
- He also participated in the bomb-making for Bhagat Singh and his companions. For this, he was jailed where he went on hunger strike and died after a 63 days hunger strike.
- MAULANA MUHAMMAD ALI:
- Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar was also known as Maulana Muhammad Ali.
- He was a significant figure of the Khilafat movement, one of the founders and presidents of the All India Muslim League, and has also served as the president of the Indian National Congress.
- After the failure of the Khilafat and the Non-cooperation movement, he left the Indian National Congress.
- He launched two newspapers - The Comrade in 1911 and Hamdard in 1913.
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